Alizadeh (; ) is a surname built from

Ali (name) Ali ( or ; ) is a common unisex (originally male) name. Ali is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated", "champion", ”king of kings”, ”emperor”, and is used as both a given name and su ...

and the Persian suffix zada. Notable people with the surname include: *

Agshin Alizadeh Agshin Aligulu Alizade (; May 22, 1937 in Baku – May 3, 2014 in Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR (1987). Alizade made a significant contribution to the development of the Azerbaijani ballet. H ...

, Azerbaijani composer * Ali Alizadeh, Iranian footballer * Firangiz Alizadeh, Azerbaijani composer *

Ghazaleh Alizadeh Ghazaleh Alizadeh ( ; 15 February 1949 – 12 May 1996) (née Fatemeh Alizadeh) was an Iranian poet and writer. Her mother, Monirosadat Seyedi, shared her literary talents as both a poet and writer. Alizadeh was married twice, and with her husba ...

, Iranian writer *

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

, Iranian musician * Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist *

Kimia Alizadeh Kimia Alizadeh Zonouzi (, ; born 10 July 1998) is an Iranian-born Bulgarian taekwondo athlete, representing Bulgaria. Alizadeh won a bronze medal in the taekwondo 57 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by defeating ...

, Iranian Taekwondo athlete *

Safura Alizadeh Safura Alizadeh (; born 20 September 1992) is an Azerbaijani pop singer. In 2009, she became the winner of the eighth season of ''Pop Idol''. She in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Drip Drop", finishing in fifth place. Early ...

, Azeri musician *Sevda Alizadeh, Iranian singer known as

Sevdaliza Sevda Alizadeh (; born 1 September 1987), known professionally as Sevdaliza, is an Iranian-Dutch singer, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and director. In 2015, she released two EPs, ''The Suspended Kid'' and ''Children of Silk''. Whil ...

Sonita Alizadeh Sonita Alizadeh (; born 1996) is an Afghan rapper and activist who has been vocal against forced marriages. Alizadeh first gained attention when she released "Brides for Sale," a video in which she raps about daughters being sold into marria ...

, Afghan rapper and activist

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