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Homayoun
Homâyun ( fa, همايون), also romanized as Homaayoon or Homāyūn is a Persian male given name, it also appears as a surname. Given name *Humayun, Mughal Emperor *Homayoun Behzadi (1942–2016), Iranian footballer * Homayoun Ershadi (born 1947), Iranian actor *Homayoun Katouzian (born 1942), Iranian academic *Homayoun Seraji (1947–2007), Iranian scientist * Homayoun Shahrokhi, Iranian football player, coach, and manager *Homayoun Shajarian (born 1975), Iranian singer *Homayoon Kazerooni, a roboticist and Berkley professor of Mechanical Engineering Surname *Dariush Homayoon Daryoush Homayoun ( fa, داریوش همایون; 19282011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper ''Aya ... (1928–2011), Iranian journalist, author, and politician * Saba Homayoon (born 1977), a Canadian-Iranian actress. * Shahram Homayoun, Iranian televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahram Homayoun
Shahram Homayoun ( fa, شهرام همایون) is an Iranian political dissident, political activist, and the owner of "Channel one," a Persian satellite TV station based in Los Angeles, California that broadcasts into Iran daily. Exile Shahram Homayoun fled Iran for the United States in 1991. He was a marked man in Iran, because he supported democracy and human rights and his opposition to the Iranian government. He has resided in Los Angeles, California ever since. While in Iran he was the Editor of the "Hamkari" Magazine for two years, Editor of Kargaran (Workers) Magazine for three years, Associate Editor of the daily "Bamdad" (morning) Newspaper for two years. His famous interviews were with Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Sadegh Khalkhali, Ahmad Khomeini (the son of Ayatollah Khomeini), Ayatollah Shariatmadari, Ayatollah Sadegh Rohani, Yasser Arafat and President of Pakistan General Zia ul Haq. Interpol Arrest Warrant According to the Iranian government, Mr. Homayoun "encouraged his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Behzadi
Homayoun Behzadi (20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker. Early life He was born on 4 January 1942 in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. Behzadi first broke into the Shahin side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when due to financial problems Shahin FC dissolved. He is graduated in Persian language. Playing career Club career In 1967, he changed to Persepolis. In spring 1968, he changed to Peykan. There he won the Tehran Championship in 1968 before changing to Persepolis in 1969. There he won the Iranian league in 1972 as well as in 1974. International career In 1966 he won the silver medal of the Asian Games in Thailand. He won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1968 – when he scored 4 goals in 4 matches, also the equalizer in the final match, which led to 2–1 victory against Israel (and to become one of the tournament's top scorer). He also won the Asian Nations Cup wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariush Homayoon
Daryoush Homayoun ( fa, داریوش همایون; 19282011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper ''Ayandegan'', and one-time high-ranking member of the Rastakhiz party. In exile he became one of the founders of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran. He was famous for his analytical writings and largely impartial assessment of history. His outspoken manner, criticizing the Islamic Republic with harsh tones, but also directing his criticism at the Pahlavi policies, earned him respect of many, while at the same time creating many enemies. He was one of the most influential Iranian opposition leaders in exile. Youth Homayoun was born in Tehran on 27 September 1928 and began his involvement in the political sphere at the age of fourteen. In his younger years he was a member of several Iranian parties, generally with nationalist views opposing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Seraji
Homâyun Serâji ( fa, همایون سراجی 1947 – 16 April 2007) was an Iranian scientist, engineer, a JPL senior researcher and former professor of Sharif University of Technology who published extensively in the field of multivariable control systems, focusing on optimal control, pole placement, multivariable PID controllers, and output regulation. Also he has significant publications in the field of Robotics, and space exploration. Education Seraji was born and grew up in Tehran. He ranked first in the Iranian national high-school diploma examinations in 1965. He then moved to the United Kingdom and studied at Sussex University and majored in Electrical Engineering. Seraji earned his Ph.D. in Control Systems at the University of Cambridge in 1972. Career In 1974, he joined Aryamehr University of Technology (now Sharif University of Technology), as a Professor of Electrical Engineering and was involved in teaching and research in control systems for ten years. He was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Ershadi
Homayoun Ershadi (also spelled Homayon Ershadi, fa, همایون ارشادی ; born March 26, 1947) is an Iranian actor, known for his debut role in '' Taste of Cherry'' (1997), and several Iranian and other films since then, including Hollywood movies ''The Kite Runner'' and ''Zero Dark Thirty''. Biography Ershadi studied architecture in Italy, graduating in 1970 and worked as an architect for many years. He was discovered as an actor by acclaimed Iranian New Wave film director, Abbas Kiarostami. While Ershadi was sitting in his car in traffic in Tehran he was approached by Kiarostami and eventually chosen to play the leading role in the film, '' Taste of Cherry''. In 2007 he was cast in ''The Kite Runner'', a film about two young boys growing up in Afghanistan. Awards Ershadi won the Sepanta Awards in 2017 for "Best Actor for Short Film" for his work in ''Blue Lantern'', from the 10th Annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco, California, US. Cultural reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Shajarian
Homayoun Shajarian ( fa, همايون شجريان, born May 21, 1975) is an Iranian singer. He is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian. Early life Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of Persian traditional music. At a young age, he began studying the tombak, a Persian hand drum, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz. Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he got married to Guitta Khansari, they have a child called Yasmine Shajarian who is born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They got divorced in 2015. His first independent work ''Nassim-e Vasl'', composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Shahrokhi
Homayoun Shahrokhi ( fa, همایون شاهرخی ; born 2 March 1946) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is known mostly for playing for PAS Tehran F.C., he was captain of the team winning the Takht Jamshid Cup twice ( 1976/77 ad 1977/78). Later on he managed PAS Tehran F.C. for several years. He was also head coach of Iran national football team for a short period, from February till September 2003. He was also technical manager of Iran national football team ) ''(the national team)' other nicknames'' , Badge = Flag_of_Iran.svg , Badge_size = 190px , Association = Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran , FIFA Trigramme = IRN , FIFA Rank ... from 2004 until 2006. References Iranian footballers Iranian football managers Iranian expatriate football managers Living people Iran national football team managers 1945 births Paykan F.C. managers Pas players Association football midf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Katouzian
Homa Katouzian ( Persian: همايون کاتوزیان; born Homayoun Katouzian on 17 November 1942) is an economist, historian, sociologist and literary critic, with a special interest in Iranian studies. Katouzian's formal academic training was in economics and the social sciences but he concurrently continued his studies of Persian history and literature at a professional academic level. He began studying the life and works of the modern Persian writer, Sadeq Hedayat, and that of the Prime Minister of Iran in the early 1950s, Mohammad Mosaddeq, while still a faculty member in the department of economics at the University of Kent at Canterbury. Having taught economics at universities in Britain and other countries for eighteen years, he took voluntary retirement in 1986 to devote his entire time to Iranian studies. In recent years, he has been teaching and writing on classical Persian literature, in particular the 13th-century poet and writer, Sa‘di. Currently based at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saba Homayoon
Saba Homayoon (born April 12, 1977) is a Canadian actress. Personal life Saba Homayoon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has been married to actor Neil Hopkins since 2007. The pair starred in the TV movie ''Hit Factor'' in 2008, which she also executive produced. She played Jinny in '' Charmed'', Yasmin in '' How I Met Your Mother'', and Faatin Amal in '' NCIS''. Television *''Miss Match ''(2003) (TV series) (1 episode) as secretary *''Without a Trace ''(2003) (TV series) (1 episode) as assistant *'' Charmed ''(2004) (TV series) (1 episode) as Jinny the Djinn (demon) *''The D.A. ''(2004) (TV series) (1 episode) as Denise Clark *''Dr. Vegas ''Dr. Vegas'' is an American drama television series created by John Herzfeld and Jack Orman, starring Rob Lowe and Joe Pantoliano that ran on CBS from September 24, 2004 to September 6, 2006. It aired in Ireland on TG4, and on Challenge in th ... ''(2004) (TV series) (1 episode) as Meera *'' How I Met Your Mother ''(2005) (TV se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoon Kazerooni
Homayoon Kazerooni ( fa, همایون کازرونی, translit=Homâyun Kâzeruni, ) is an Iranian-born American roboticist, mechanical engineering, and professor. He serves as a professor of mechanical engineering, and the director of the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory (KAZ LAB) at the University of California, Berkeley (U.C. Berkeley). , University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory Kazerooni is also the co-founder of and SuitX. As a noted authority on robotics, he is frequently profiled and quoted in the media. Early life and education Homayoon Kazerooni was born in Tehran ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. , its population is 40.2 million (officially estimated to be 32.9 million), composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and serves as its capital. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic era, and the country's strategic location along the historic Silk Road has led it to being described, picturesquely, as the ‘rounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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