Goli Ameri (Persian: گلی عامری; née Yazdi; born September 26, 1956) is an Iranian-American businesswoman and former U.S. Diplomat. She is the co-founder of StartItUp, a mobile technology platform that provides resources to aspiring entrepreneurs.She formerly served as Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy for the International Federation of Red Cross and…
Bijan Pakzad (/biˌʒæn ˈpɑːkzɑːd/; Persian: بیژن پاکزاد, pronounced [biːʒæn pɑːkzɑːd]), generally known mononymously as Bijan (4 April 1940 – 16 April 2011), was an Iranian designer of menswear and fragrances. Biography Bijan was born in Tehran, Iran in either 1940 or 1944 He was the son of a wealthy businessman. He attended Institut Le Rosey,and studied design in Switzerland and Italy.Bijan’s career began in Iran with the Pink Panther Boutique…
Behrouz Vossoughi,Born 11 March 1938) known professionally as (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theatre. His work has earned him recognition at several international film festivals, including for Best Actor at the International Film Festival of India in 1974 and San Francisco International Film Festival in 2006. Personal…
Sina Valiollah was born on October 17th, 1976 in Tehran. His parents were both artists and art lovers working as high ranking staff at the Ministry of Culture and Art and the Ministry of Power. His mother had studied Drama and His father had studied Printing and Publishing, not to mention that his father was also a very skilled Painter and Calligrapher. …
Bijan Daneshmand (Persian: بیژن دانشمند, born 16 August 1958) is an Iranian born-English actor and artist based in London, England. Early life and education Bijan Daneshmand was born in Tehran, Iran At the age of 10, he moved to England to receive his early education. After graduating from King’s College London, he attended the London…
Hamid Moghadam (Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Prologis) (Born August 26, 1956) is an Iranian-American business executive and philanthropist. In 2011, Moghadam orchestrated the combination between AMB, a firm he co-founded in 1983, and ProLogis to create Prologis, the largest logistics real estate company in the world. Moghadam currently serves as Prologis…
Amir Taheri Chairman, Gatestone Europe Amir Taheri was born in Iran and educated in Tehran, London and Paris. From 1984 to 1987 he was editor-in-chief of Jeune Afrique, the French weekly specializing in Africa. Between 1980 and 1984 he was Middle East editor for the London Sunday Times. He also wrote for…
Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; née Vaziri-Tabar (وزیریتبار); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in Chess of the Wind (1976). Her…
Khosrow B. Semnani Khosrow B. Semnani is an Iranian-American industrialist, community leader, and philanthropist based in Salt Lake City. He was born in 1947 in Iran, studied English in England in 1966, and traveled to the United States. He eventually arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Westminster…
Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh (Persian: اسفندیار منفردزاده, romanized: Esfandiyār Monfaredzādeh; born 1941 in Tehran) is an Iranian pioneer film composer, songwriter, and filmmaker. He is recognized for his contribution to film and pop music in Iran. His major works include Qeysar, Toughi, Dash Akol, Tangna, The Deers (Gavaznhā). Career Early years He started his career early in his teens as percussionist and…
