List of British Iranians
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This is a list of notable British Iranians.
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Academics
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- Haleh Afshar OBETemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at the University of York[1]
- Kameel AhmadyTemplate:Spaced ndash independent multi-award-winning social anthropologist who researches and publishes on female genital mutilation, child marriage and other aspects of children's and women's rights in the Middle East
- Ali M. AnsariTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at the University of St Andrews[2]
- Reza BanakarTemplate:Spaced ndash professor of socio-legal studies at the University of Westminster, London
- Ana DiamondTemplate:Spaced ndash scholar at Balliol College, Oxford
- Abbas EdalatTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at Imperial College London[3]
- Anoush EhteshamiTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at Durham University[4]
- Eprime EshagTemplate:Spaced ndash Keynesian socialist economist
- Rouben GalichianTemplate:Spaced ndash independent scholar[5]
- Mohammed GhanbariTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at the University of Essex[6]
- Marjan JahangiriTemplate:Spaced ndash professor of cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital, University of London. First woman appointed professor of cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
- Homa KatouzianTemplate:Spaced ndash academic, economist, historian and literary critic[7]
- Ali MobasheriTemplate:Spaced ndash associate professor and reader at the University of Nottingham[8]
- Mohammad Hashem PesaranTemplate:Spaced ndashacademic, economist, professor of economics at Cambridge University, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge[9]
- Reza Shah-KazemiTemplate:Spaced ndash Islamic researcher at the Institute of Ismaili Studies with the Department of Academic Research and Publications
- Saeed VaseghiTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at Brunel University[10]
- Taha YasseriTemplate:Spaced ndash university professor at University of Oxford[11]
Actors and comedians
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- Freema AgyemanTemplate:Spaced ndash actress[12]
- Zahra AhmadiTemplate:Spaced ndash actressScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Nathalie Armin – actress
- Moe Bar-El – actor
- Catherine BellTemplate:Spaced ndash actress[13]
- Nazanin BoniadiTemplate:Spaced ndash actress; played Leyla Mir on General Hospital[14] and CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on Homeland season 3
- Bijan Daneshmand – Iranian actor based in London
- Omid DjaliliTemplate:Spaced ndash comedian and actor[15]
- Leila Farzad – actress
- Arty Froushan – actor
- Davood Ghadami Template:Spaced ndash British Iranian actor, known for EastEnders character Kush Kazemi
- Shaheen Jafargholi Template:Spaced ndash Welsh Iranian singer and actor; appeared on Britain's Got Talent
- Mandana JonesTemplate:Spaced ndash actress
- Hadi KhorsandiTemplate:Spaced ndash comedian[16]
- Shappi KhorsandiTemplate:Spaced ndash comedian[16]
- Juliette Motamed – actress and musician
- Arian Nik – actor and writer
- Kayvan NovakTemplate:Spaced ndash actor; star of Fonejacker[17]
- Roxanne PallettTemplate:Spaced ndash actressScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Roxy ShahidiTemplate:Spaced ndash actress[18]
- Darren Shahlavi Template:Spaced ndash British actor, martial arts stuntman
- Hayley TamaddonTemplate:Spaced ndash actress[19]
Art and architecture
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- Nasser GolzariTemplate:Spaced ndash principal at Golzari (NG) Architects[20]
- Mouzhan MajidiTemplate:Spaced ndash chief executive officer of Foster and Partners[21]
- Mohsen MostafaviTemplate:Spaced ndash dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design[22]
- Farshid MoussaviTemplate:Spaced ndash architect and founder of Foreign Office Architects[23]
- Afshin NaghouniTemplate:Spaced ndash artist
- Kour PourTemplate:Spaced ndash painter, printmaker
- Houmayoun MahmoudiTemplate:Spaced ndash artist, International cartoonist [24]
- Alireza SagharchiTemplate:Spaced ndash principal at Stanhope Gate Architecture[25]
- Soheila SokhanvariTemplate:Spaced ndash Iranian-born multidisciplinary visual artist and painter[26]
Business
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- Kaveh AlamoutiTemplate:Spaced ndash head of Global Macro Citadel LLC; chief executive officer of Citadel Asset Management Europe[27]
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance, GBETemplate:Spaced ndash chairman of N Brown Group[28]
- Farad AzimaTemplate:Spaced ndash industrialist, inventor and philanthropist[29]
- Camila BatmanghelidjhTemplate:Spaced ndashfounder of failed charity Kids Company[30]
- Darius GuppyTemplate:Spaced ndash convicted fraudster, writer[31]
- Bobby HashemiTemplate:Spaced ndash co-founder of Coffee Republic[32]
- Sahar HashemiTemplate:Spaced ndash co-founder of Coffee Republic[32]
- Kia JoorabchianTemplate:Spaced ndash football businessman[33]
- Nasser David Khalili, KSSTemplate:Spaced ndash art dealer and the fifth-wealthiest person in the United Kingdom[34]
- Mahmoud Khayami, KSSTemplate:Spaced ndash industrialist; founder of Iran Khodro[35]
- James Aratoon Malcolm – Iranian-Armenian financier, arms dealer and journalist
- Paris MoayediTemplate:Spaced ndash former chief executive officer of Jarvis plc[36]
- Farhad MoshiriTemplate:Spaced ndash energy investor; part owner of Everton F.C.[37]
- Ali ParsaTemplate:Spaced ndash former chief executive officer of private healthcare partnership Circle[38]
- Eddy ShahTemplate:Spaced ndash owner of the Messenger Group[39]
- Yasmina SiadatanTemplate:Spaced ndash winner of fifth series of The ApprenticeScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Amir TaakiTemplate:Spaced ndash computer programmer and bitcoin developer
- Robert and Vincent TchenguizTemplate:Spaced ndash brothers who own the Rotch property group[40]
- Sir Hossein Yassaie Phd Template:Spaced ndash Chief Executive Office of semiconductor company Imagination Technologies[41]
- Dan VahdatTemplate:Spaced ndash co-founder and CTO of Medopad[42]
Entertainment
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- Soraya MafiTemplate:Spaced ndashopera singer [43]
- Cameron AlborzianTemplate:Spaced ndashformer model[44]
- Cyrus BayandorTemplate:Spaced ndash bass guitarist (Florence + the Machine)
- Darius Campbell (formerly Danesh)Template:Spaced ndash actor and singer-songwriter[45]
- Emun ElliottTemplate:Spaced ndash actor
- HichkasTemplate:Spaced ndash rapper, singer-songwriter
- Shirin GuildTemplate:Spaced ndash fashion designer[46]
- Shusha GuppyTemplate:Spaced ndash writer and singer[47]
- Shaheen JafargholiTemplate:Spaced ndash singer; Britain's Got Talent series 3 contestant[48]
- Yasmin Le BonTemplate:Spaced ndash model[49]
- Patrick MonahanTemplate:Spaced ndash stand-up comedian
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- Omid 16BTemplate:Spaced ndash disc jockey[50]
- Roxanne Tataei Template:Spaced ndash soul singer-songwriter[51]
- Eddy Temple-MorrisTemplate:Spaced ndashXFM disc jockey[52]
- Kavus TorabiTemplate:Spaced ndash musician[53]
- YasminTemplate:Spaced ndash musician, full name Yasmin Shahmir[54]
- Sami YusufTemplate:Spaced ndash musician[55]
- ZarifTemplate:Spaced ndash musician[56]
Media
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- Hossein AminiTemplate:Spaced ndash screenwriter and film director
- Behrouz AfaghTemplate:Spaced ndash head of BBC World Service's Asia Pacific Region[57]
- Christiane Amanpour, CBETemplate:Spaced ndash journalist[58]
- Nazenin Ansari Template:Spaced ndash journalist, former correspondent for Voice of America's Persian News Network
- Saeed Kamali DehghanTemplate:Spaced ndash staff journalist at The Guardian
- Fardad FarahzadTemplate:Spaced ndash Journalist and TV host Iran International, former BBC Persian
- Nazaneen GhaffarTemplate:Spaced ndash weather presenter at Sky News
- Tina GharaviTemplate:Spaced ndash filmmaker and screenwriter[59]
- Kaveh GolestanTemplate:Spaced ndash photojournalist[60]
- Baqer MoinTemplate:Spaced ndash BBC News journalist[61]
- Maryam MoshiriTemplate:Spaced ndash BBC News presenter[62]
- Ramita NavaiTemplate:Spaced ndash journalist[63]
- Nima NourizadehTemplate:Spaced ndash film directorScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Sadeq SabaTemplate:Spaced ndash journalist, head of BBC Persian service[64]
- Sahar ZandTemplate:Spaced ndash television and radio presenter, broadcast journalist and documentary maker
Politics
- Maryam Eslamdoust, General Secretary of the TSSA
- Seema KennedyTemplate:Spaced ndash former Conservative MP
- Ali MilaniTemplate:Spaced ndash Labour Party politician
- Maryam NamazieTemplate:Spaced ndash human-rights activist, commentator and broadcaster[65]
Sports
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- Adam Gemili Template:Spaced ndash sprinter and footballer
- Aadel KardooniTemplate:Spaced ndash former Leicester Tigers and England A rugby player[66]
- Nad Narimani Template:Spaced ndash mixed martial artist in the UFC
- Josh NavidiTemplate:Spaced ndash Cardiff Blues and Welsh international rugby player
- Kamran PanjaviTemplate:Spaced ndash weightlifter at the 2004 Summer Olympics[67]
- Laurence ShahlaeiTemplate:Spaced ndash strongman
- Kamal ShalorusTemplate:Spaced ndash professional UFC fighter[68]
- Ryan TafazolliTemplate:Spaced ndash footballer
- Mehrdad TakalooTemplate:Spaced ndash boxer[69]
- Dennis WalkerTemplate:Spaced ndash footballer of Afro-Iranian descent, first black player to play for Manchester United[70]
Other
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- Yasha AsleyTemplate:Spaced ndash youngest person in the world to have achieved grade A at Mathematics A-level[71]
- Ali DizaeiTemplate:Spaced ndash senior police officer[72]
- Shirazeh HoushiaryTemplate:Spaced ndash Turner Prize-nominated installation artist and sculptor[73]
- Mansour MatloubiTemplate:Spaced ndash poker player[74]
- Behnaz MozakkaTemplate:Spaced ndash terrorism victim[75]
- Ben RobertsTemplate:Spaced ndash poker player[76]
See also
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References
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