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Soraya
Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, who became a European socialite. For phonological reasons, it is usually transcribed as ''Suraya'' in Afghanistan and ''Surayo'' in Tajikistan. People * Soraya (1969–2006), Colombian-American singer/songwriter * Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-German interpreter and veteran * Soraya Arnelas (born 1982), Spanish singer * Soraya Ray L. Bañas (Kitkat) (born 1989), Filipina singer, comedienne and actress * Soraya Brigui (born 2005), singer and 2018 finalist of The Voice Kids (Belgium). * Soraya Córdova (born 1959), Mexican politician * Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, known during her marriage as Queen Soraya * Soraya Jimé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary ( fa, ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری, Sorayâ Esfandiâri-Baxtiâri; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was Queen of the Imperial State of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it became clear that she was infertile. She rejected the Shah's suggestion that he might take a second wife in order to produce an heir, as he rejected her suggestion that he might abdicate in favor of his half-brother. In March 1958, their divorce was announced. After a brief career as an actress, and a liaison with Italian film director Franco Indovina, Soraya lived alone in Paris until her death. Early life and education Soraya was the elder child and only daughter of Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1901–1983), a Bakhtiari nobleman and Iranian ambassador to West Germany in the 1950s, and his Russian-born German wife Eva Karl (1906–1994). She was born in the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Serajeddini
Soraya Serajeddini (March 23, 1960 – July 24, 2006), was a Kurdish-Iranian human rights activist. She was born in Tehran to a respected family of Naqshbandi Sufis. Her family fled Iran in 1980 and sought refuge in Sulaimaniya and Baghdad for two years, and then moved to the United States in 1982. She attended San Francisco State University and Northeastern University, and received her BS degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987. Life She joined the ''Kurdish National Congress'' (KNC) in 1991 and was instrumental in publicizing Kurdish issues in the United States. Her last post was the Executive Vice President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America. She organized a conference on the independence of Kurdistan in November 2005 in Iraqi Kurdistan. In March 2005, she and her husband (Thomas Ver Ploeg) were elected to the board of directors of KNC. In January 2006, she chaired the committee on ''Democracy and Freedom for All Iranians and Kurdish Human & National Rights'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Manutchehri
, image = The Stoning of Soraya M. US Poster.jpg , alt = , caption = U.S. theatrical release poster , director = Cyrus Nowrasteh , producer = Stephen McEveety John ShepherdTodd BurnsDiane Hendricks , writer = Betsy Giffen NowrastehCyrus Nowrasteh , based_on = , starring = Mozhan MarnòShohreh AghdashlooJim CaviezelParviz SayyadVida Ghahremani Navid Negahban , music = John Debney , cinematography = Joel Ransom , editing = David HandmanGeoffrey Rowland , studio = Mpower Pictures , distributor = Roadside Attractions , released = , runtime = 116 minutes , country = United States , language = PersianEnglish , budget = , gross = $1.1 million ''The Stoning of Soraya M.'' ( fa, .سنگسار ثريا م, Sangsār-e Sorayā M.) is a 2009 Persian-language American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya (musician)
Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas (March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Colombian-American singer/songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer. A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts. She won a 2004 Latin Grammy Award for "Best Album by Songwriter" for the self-titled album '' Soraya'', which she produced, and received a 2005 Latin Grammy Award nomination for "Female Pop Vocal Album" for her album '' El Otro Lado de Mi'' (literally "The Other Side of Me"). She was the opening act for the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Her career spanned ten years, and she recorded five albums. Soraya died on May 10, 2006 following a long struggle against breast cancer. Biography Early life Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a year after her father, mother, and brother moved to the United States from their native Colombia. The family moved back to Colombia when she was a baby, but whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas Rubiales (; born 13 September 1982), better known by her stage name Soraya, is a Spanish singer. Soraya represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song " La noche es para mí" finishing 23rd with 23 points. Biography Early life Arnelas was born in Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain on 13 September 1982. At the age of 11, she left for Madrid. She wanted to study drama but soon started working as a flight attendant for Iberworld, where she travelled around the world. Apart from her native Spanish, she is also fluent in English and Portuguese. 2005: ''Operación Triunfo'' and ''Corazón De Fuego'' Soraya participated in the fourth series of the Spanish television series '' Operación Triunfo'' in 2005 where she came second overall. Her début album ''Corazón De Fuego'' was released on 5 December 2005 produced by Kike Santander. The album got Platinum status. 2006: ''Ochenta's'' On 21 November 2006, Soraya released her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Tarzi
Soraya Tarzi (Pashto/Dari: ملکه ثريا; November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the first queen consort of Afghanistan as the wife of King Amanullah Khan. She played a major part in the modernization reforms of Amanullah Khan, particularly in regard to the emancipation of women. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father, who was the Afghan leader and intellectual ''Sardar'' Mahmud ''Beg'' Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty. As Queen of Afghanistan, she was not only filling a position – but became one of the most influential women in the world at the time. Owing to the reforms King Amanullah Khan instituted, the country's religious sects grew violent. In 1929, the King abdicated in order to prevent a civil war and went into exile. Their first stop was India, then part of the British Empire. Early life and family background Suraiya Shahzada Tarzi was born on 24 November 1899, in Damascus, Syria, then par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Sáenz De Santamaría
María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón (born 10 June 1971) is a Spanish former politician of the People's Party who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Presidency from 2011 to 2018. She was member of the Congress of Deputies representing Madrid from 2004 until 2018. Biography Education and early life Born in Valladolid in 1971, Sáenz de Santamaría grew up as the only child of Pedro Sáenz de Santamaría and Petra Antón. She studied the Licentiate Degree in Law in the University of Valladolid (1989-1994) and got a first class honours degree, summa cum laude, achieving rank one in her promotion, first of her class, awarded top honors, with an academic record full of honours-qualifications, awarded the Bachelor's Degree Extraordinary Award conferred by the University of Valladolid, for her outstanding academic record. After passing a "competitive public examination" (''oposiciones''), she joined the State Lawyers Corps (an elite body o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( fa, محمدرضا پهلوی, ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah (), was the last ''Shah'' (King) of the Imperial State of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. Owing to his status, he was usually known as the Shah. Mohammad Reza Shah took the title ''Shahanshah'' ("King of Kings") on 26 October 1967 and held several other titles, including that of ''Aryamehr'' ("Light of the Aryans") and ''Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, Bozorg Arteshtaran'' ("Commander-in-Chief"). He was the second and last monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty, House of Pahlavi. His dream of what he referred to as a "Great Civilization" ( fa, links=no, تمدن بزرگ, tamadon-e bozorg) in Iran led to a rapid industrial and military modernization, as well as economic and social reforms. Mohammad Reza came to power during World War II after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Anglo-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Post
Soraya Viola Heléna Post (born 15 October 1956) is a Swedish politician who was a member of European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adop ... from Sweden. She is a member of the Feminist Initiative (Sweden), Feminist Initiative, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Career Post has worked with questions about national minorities at Västra Götaland County justice and equality committee, and has also worked with question surrounding the Romani people and she also helped starting Agnesbergs folkhögskola in Gothenburg in 2007. She has been a commissioner at Sveriges Television. In February 2014, Post was chosen as the party's top candidate for the 2014 2014 European Parliament election in Sweden, European Parliament election in Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson () is an American journalist. She directs the National Public Radio (NPR) bureau in Berlin. Early life, family and education Nelson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to a German mother and Iranian father. She was raised in Milwaukee as well as in Iran where her family resided for several years. She received her undergraduate degree from the College of Journalism at University of Maryland, College Park in 1985. Career Nelson began her career in 1985 at ''The Star Democrat'' in Easton, Maryland. After working at other newspapers in New York and Virginia, she served three years as editor and reporter at ''Newsday'' in New York. She shared the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1996 TWA Flight 800 crash. She subsequently joined the ''Los Angeles Times'' as a reporter, and following the September 11 attacks went on extended assignment in Iran and Afghanistan. From 2002 to 2005, she worked as Knight Ridder's Middle East Bureau Chief. Nelson also worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraya Saga
, also known by her pen name, , is a freelance Japanese illustrator, designer, and video game story writer. Biography Final Fantasy Saga joined Squaresoft as a graphic designer in the early 1990s through an advertisement in ASCII computer magazine. Saga was a graphic designer at Squaresoft for '' Final Fantasy IV: Easy Type'', ''Romancing SaGa'', ''Final Fantasy V'', and ''Final Fantasy VI'', She helped create the characterization for Final Fantasy VI characters Edgar and Sabin, beginning by choosing two playable character classes, in this case monk and machinist, choosing the desert as a setting, and then creating an extensive character background in a private booklet for herself. Xenogears/Xenosaga Saga and her husband Tetsuya Takahashi submitted a script for ''Final Fantasy VII'' which was called "too dark" and "complicated" for a fantasy game, but were allowed to start a new project based on the script, which was worked into a full treatment with cutscenes, eventually bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
