Famous People with Name Abbas

Abbas Amir-Enteza            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Amir-Enteza: was the spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. In 1981 he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of spying for the U.S., a charge critics suggest was a cover for retaliation against his early opposition to theocratic government in Iran. He is now "the longest-held political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran".[1] According to Fariba Amini, as of 2006 he has "been in jail for 17 years and in and out of jail for the last ten years, altogether for 27 years."

Abbas Katouzian            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Katouzian: was an Iranian painter and artist.In 1973 Katouzian participated in a joint exhibition at the National Consultative Assembly with the works of his mentor. Katouzians paintings have appeared on more than 200 magazines worldwide.

Abbas Shafiee            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Shafiee: is a notable Iranian (Persian) pharmaceutical chemist and one of the leading figures in Iran's scientific movement in 20th century.Prof Abbas Shafiee is currently president of faculty of pharmacy at Tehran University. He published more than 200 scientific articles in peer reviewed international journals.

Abbas Maroufi            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Maroufi: is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead.Raised and educated in Tehran, Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at Tehran University while teaching at schools and writing for the newspapers. He served as the editor in chief of the literary Gardun magazine from 1990 to 1995. His first published work was a collection of short stories entitled Into the Sun.

Abbas Milani            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Milani: is an Iranian-American historian, Iranologist, and author. Milani is a Visiting Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. He is also a Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has found evidence that Persian modernism dates back to more than 1000 years ago.

Zain Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zain Abbas: is a cricketer who has played one One Day International for Hong Kong. He is currently playing for Ticknall CC in the Derbyshire County League Division 1 after joining from Aston-on-trent where he was the 3rd leading wicket taker in the Derbyshire Premier

Nader Sufyan Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Nader Sufyan Abbas: is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion. One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Abbas became a

Muhammad Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Muhammad Abbas: is a Pakistani alpine skier who had the honor of being his nation's first competitor at the Winter Olympic Games, in 2010. Muhammad Abbas was not expected to win any medal, but he outraced some of the other debuting skiers. A group said to be particularly