Famous People with Name Amir

Amir Nosrat'ollah Balakhanlou            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Nosrat'ollah Balakhanlou: was an Iranian (Persian) politician. Born in Tehran, he served as a two-time Mayor and MP for Hamedan in 1950s and early 1960s.As a young man, Amir N. Balakhanlou completed his higher education and his military service in the Royal Air Force Academy of Iran. In the mid 1950s, he served as the first publicly elected mayor of Hamedan.

Amir Kabir            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Kabir: also known as Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-Nezam (Persian: ????? ??????? ????????), served as Prime Minister of Persia (Iran) under Nasereddin Shah (The emperor). Born in Hazaveh, a county of Arak, and murdered in 1852, is a controversial historical figure. He is considered by some to be "widely respected by liberal nationalist Iranians" as `Iran's first reformer`, a modernizer who was "unjustly struck down" attempted to bring "gradual reform" to Iran.

Amir Mohebbian            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Mohebbian: is an Iranian political analyst and politician. He has PHD in western philosophy and is well known as the strategist of conservative camp in Iran. Mohebbian is famous for his rational and open critics of president Mohammad Khatami during his presidency.

Amir Ali Hannaneh            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Ali Hannaneh: Is a Persian (Iranian) composer and Pianist. He studied the piano when he was 8 years old. His father, Morteza Hannaneh who was a famuse composer, helped him to develop his talent. After father death, in 1989, he wanted to break up the music and go to descover the unkown things.

Amir Ansari            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Ansari: is co-founder of venture capital firm Prodea Systems, Inc. Along with his sister-in-law Anousheh Ansari, he made a multi-million dollar contribution to the X PRIZE foundation on May 5, 2004, the 43rd anniversary of Alan Shepard's sub-orbital spaceflight. The X PRIZE was officially renamed the Ansari X PRIZE in honour of their donation.Amir, along with his brother Hamid and sister-in-law Anousheh Ansari, founded Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI) in 1993, and served as the company's CTO. TTI was acquired by Sonus Networks, Inc. in 2000.