Famous People with Name Jahangir

Jahangir Razmi            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Jahangir Razmi: is an Iranian photographer and the author of the entry that won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. His photograph, Firing Squad in Iran, was taken on August 27, 1979 and published anonymously in Ettela'at, the oldest still running newspaper in Iran. Days later, it appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers around the world.

Jahangir Hasanzade            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Jahangir Hasanzade: is a Azerbaijani footballer currently playing for FK Qäbälä.

Jahangir Forouhar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Jahangir Forouhar: was an Iranian actor, and the father of Iranian entertainer Leila Forouhar. He was born in Esfahan, Iran in 1916. He started playing in theater at the age of eighteen and in cinema at the age of 50.

Jahangir Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Jahangir Alam: is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 ODIs from 1997 to 1999. An opening batsman who could keep wickets if necessary, Jahangir Alam was ideally suited for one day cricket. Unfortunately for Bangladesh, though enormously successful in domestic arena, he failed to perform up to expectation at the international level. Jahangir first came into prominence during the U-19 tour of England in the summer of 1989. He started the tour with a hundred and continued to score consistently after that. his 132 against Wycombe was the highest score in the tour. In the process he shared a 210 run opening partnership with Javed Omar. Jahangir Alam scored 35 against Homestead & 40 against Wakeham Overall in 5 matches he scored 219 runs at an average of 43.80.

Jahangir Shah Badsha            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Jahangir Shah Badsha: is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah. He was one of the players who took part in Bangladesh's first ever official ODI (against Pakistan at Moratuwa in 1986). Though he was out for a duck, he took 2/23 from 9 overs. Apart from being a successful cricketer, Shah was also a very competent footballer. He wasn't the fastest bowler in the world, but he had the ability to swing the new ball, especially away from the right-handers. Many still regard him as the best swing bowler Bangladesh ever had. Unfortunately, the conditions in Bangladesh, (and Indian subcontinent in general) is not very suitable for swing bowling.

Mohiuddin Jahangir            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Mohiuddin Jahangir: was a Captain in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. He was born in 1948 in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj upazilla of Barisal district. He was an officer in Sector 7 of the Muktibahini. He was killed in an attempt to break through enemy defence on the bank of the Mahananda River. His initiative seriously undermined the Pakistani Army's resistance in the area and led to the fall of the position to the Pakistan Army. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment- "Shaheed Jahangir Gate" is named in his honour.

Syed Jahangir            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Syed Jahangir: a prominent free-lance artist of Bangladesh. He was born in Satkhira on January 2, 1935. He graduated in Fine Arts from Govt. Art Institute of Arts and Crafts, presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He has been painting for 55 years including 9000 oils, watercolors and mixed medias.[1] Through his career, Syed Jahangir has held 35 solo and 1 group exhibition.[2] On February 22, 2007, one exhibition of Syed Jahangir was held in Chitrak Gallery along with other renowned painters such as Nitun Kundu, Samarjit Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Hamiduzzaman Khan and Hashem Khan.[3]