Ghaffari
Ghaffari (Iranian, Jewish, Persian. غفاری): is an Iranian family name.[1] While the name has no geographic origin, there are individuals in Kashan province who use the name ; however the name is found all over Iran, as families historically did not have last names until governmental policies instituted within the twentieth century, hence the name can be found all over Iran, such as Mazandaran and Semnan.[2]
Notable people with the name
- Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (1814–1866), Iranian painter, also known as Sani ol molk
- Cihangir Ghaffari (born 1940), Iranian actor and film producer
- Hadi Ghaffari (born 1950), Iranian political Ayatollah
- Siamak Matt Ghaffari, Iran-born American Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Mohammad Ghaffari (1848–1940), known as Kamal-Ol-Molk, Iranian painter and Freemason
- Roozbeh Ghaffari, American biomedical engineer and neuroscientist
- Saeed Reza Ghaffari (born 1962), Iranian scientist and physician
Other members of the Ghaffari family
- Abdollah Entezam -Saltaneh, Iranian Chairman of National Iranian Oil Company, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Secretary of State)
- Farrokh Khan, 19th-century Persian Ambassador to France, politician, and Freemason
References
- Zarabi, The History of Kashan, 1999 (تاريخ كاشان)
- Naraqi, The Ghaffari Family of Kashan, 1966 (خاندان غفاری کاشان)
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