Pakistanis in Iran consist of expatriates from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

living in

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 Turkmeni ...

, as well as locally born people with ancestral roots in Pakistan. According to the ''

Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Overseas Pakistanis ( ur, ), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistani people who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent. According to th ...

'', their population is estimated at 11,000 in 2004–2005. While many tend to be students, there are a number of white-collar professionals employed in various jobs. The majority of the population is centred on

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and Mashhad. A large number of

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...

Pakistanis make business travel to Europe via Tehran airport because that is the nearest city served by Lufthansa.

Notable people

* Muhammad Irfan-Maqsood, an entrepreneur active in Iran and well known for his program ScienceTech+ and KarafarinShow. He has been awarded four time top Iranian National Sheikhbahai Entrepreneurship Award from 2013 to 2016. He also has been awarded as the Young Entrepreneur of Iran by Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Iran in 2018.انتخاب یک جوان پاکستانی به عنوان کارآفرین برتر کشور در حوزه بین‌الملل
Published 15 May 2018.

References

{{Pakistani diaspora Pakistani diaspora in Iran Ethnic groups in Iran