Kashani
For the village in Iran, see Kashani, Iran.
Kashani (Balochi: کَشانی) (Persian: کاشانی), often shortened to Kashi or al-Kashi (Persian: کاشی), is a surname meaning a person who comes from Kashan, Iran. It may refer to:
People
- Abbas Hosseini Kashani (1931-2010), Iranian Grand Ayatollah
- Abol-Ghasem Kashani (1882-1962), Iranian Ayatollah involved in the Mossadegh era politics
- Adem Alkaşi (born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Afdal al-Din Kashani (died ca. 1214), Persian poet and philosopher
- Ahmed Kashi, Algerian footballer
- Habib Kashani, Iranian businessman and football administrator
- Jafar Kashani (born 1944), Iranian footballer
- Jamshid al-Kashi (c. 1380–1429), Persian astronomer and mathematician
- Khalil Mobasher Kashani (born 1951), Iranian Grand Ayatollah
- Mohammed Emami-Kashani (born 1917), Iranian Ayatollah and politician
- Mohsen Fayz Kashani (died 1680), Iranian poet, philosopher and muhaddith
- Mohtasham Kaashaani (1528–1588), Persian poet
- Morteza Kashi, Iranian footballer
- Sarmad Kashani (died 1661), Persian mystic, poet and saint in India of Jewish or Armenian origin
- Shahrum Kashani (born 1974), Italian-Iranian pop singer
Other uses
- 16127 Farzan-Kashani, asteroid
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