Tafazzoli or Tafazoli (
Arabic
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: تفضلی) is a family name widespread in
Iran
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which means "charismatic".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Ahmad Tafazzoli
Ahmad Tafazzoli (December 16, 1937, Isfahan – January 15, 1997, Tehran) () was an Iranian Iranist and professor of ancient Iranian languages and culture at Tehran University.
One of his most important books is ''Pre-Islamic Persian Literature ...
(1937–1997), Iranian scholar and philologist
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Jahangir Tafazzoli (1914–1990), Iranian journalist and politician
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Mohammad Reza Tafazzoli (born 1974), Iranian composer
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Ryan Tafazolli (born 1991), English footballer of Iranian descent
See also
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Tafazzul, the name it derives from
References
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Surnames of Iranian origin
Arabic-language surnames