Famous People with Name Afshar

Mahnaz Afshar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Mahnaz Afshar: an Iranian actress. She was born on 11 June 1977 in Tehran.Mahnaz Afshar was born on 11 June 1977 in Tehran. She has two younger brothers. She grew up in Tehran-Pars, a district of Tehran. She became interested in acting while still a young High School student. After graduating from school in 1995, she enrolled for acting courses. Her first major role was in the motion picture Shour-e Eshgh (Love's Passion), directed by Nader Moghaddas in 1999.[1]

Nader Shah Afshar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Nader Shah Afshar: ruled as Shah of Iran (1736–47) and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia[3] or the Second Alexander.[4] Nader Shah was a member of the Turkmen Afshar tribe of northern Persia,[5] which had supplied military power to the Safavid state since the time of Shah Ismail I.[6] Nader rose to power during a period of anarchy in Persia after a rebellion by Afghans had overthrown the weak Shah Soltan Hossein, and both the Ottomans and the Russians had seized Persian territory for themselves. Nader reunited the Persian realm and removed the invaders.

Iraj Afshar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Iraj Afshar: is a notable Iranian literary figure, scholar of Persian literature, bibliographer, historian, cultural theorist and world-class Iranologist. He is a consulting editor of Encyclopedia Iranica at Columbia University and full professor emeritus of Tehran University.

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar: a British academic and peer in the House of Lords. She is a prominent Muslim feminist, and characterises herself as a Socialist and a Shi'a Muslim. Her background is in equal opportunities in Britain, and before that, land reform and development in Iran, where she grew up, and journalism in both countries.