Zadeh, also Zada, is a Persian patronymic suffix meaning 'descendant of' or 'born of' used in names mainly 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 ...

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. Notable people whose names contain 'Zadeh' include: * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, and computer scientist *

Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh Mirza Fatali Akhundov ( az, Mirzə Fətəli Axundov; fa, میرزا فتحعلی آخوندزاده), also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Azerbaijani author, pla ...

(1812–1878), Azerbaijani author, playwright, and philosopher *

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (Azerbaijani Firəngiz Əlizadə, Russian Франгиз Али-Заде; born 29 May 1947 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani composer and pianist, currently living in Germany. She is best known for her w ...

(born 1947), Soviet and Azerbaijani composer and pianist * Rafael Amen-Zadeh (born 1943), Soviet and Azerbaijani mathematician and physicist *

Hashem Beikzadeh Hashem Beikzadeh ( fa, هاشم بیک زاده, born January 22, 1984, in Tehran) is a former Iranian football defender and assistant coach of Baadraan Tehran F.C. Club career Beikzadeh is a product of the Fajr Sepasi youth academy and sinc ...

(born 1984), Iranian footballer * Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (1936-1982), Iranian politician * Masoud Hashemzadeh (born 1981), Iranian wrestler * T. J. Houshmandzadeh (born 1977), American NFL football player * Abbas Ibrahim Zada, Afghanistani politician * Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (born 1963), American physician and medical researcher * Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), Azerbaijani satirist and writer * Aziza Mustafazadeh (born 1969), Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer * Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer *

Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh ( fa, حسین رضازاده, born 12 May 1978) is an Iranian politician and retired weightlifter. Rezazadeh is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time World Weightlifting champion, and five-time Asian champion. Rezazadeh has ...

(born 1978), Iranian politician, retired Olympic weightlifter, and world record holder * Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born 1942), Iranian and German philosopher of medicine *

Ilya Salmanzadeh Ilya Salmanzadeh (; born 19 September 1986 in Stockholm), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish-Persian songwriter, producer and singer. He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's " Problem" and J ...

(born 1986), Swedish music producer *

Aysel Teymurzadeh Aysel Teymurzadeh ( az, Aysel Məhəmməd qızı Teymurzadə; born 25 April 1989, Baku) is an Azerbaijani pop and R&B singer. She has become well known after singing the song "Always" along with Arash during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in ...

(born 1989), Azerbaijani singer * Kanan Yusif-zada, Azebaijani surgeon

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