Faramarz Assef (; born 27 October 1950 in

Abadan Abadan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Abadan County), Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is in the southwest of the coun ...

, Iran) is an Iranian music artist and former

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and

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jumper who won a bronze medal at the

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in Tehran in triple jump.

Music career

As a graduate in architecture from

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(USC), Assef began his music career in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Since then, he has produced eight albums titled ''AFRA'' 1-8 along with four single songs. His most famous song, "Haji", brought him to the attention of Iranian communities around the world. Due to his sport background, Faramarz Assef is referred to as a bird with iron wings in Iranian pop music. He married Yalda in 2003 and has two children, his daughter Ranaa and his son Ramin.

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on Spotify 1950 births Living people Iranian pop singers Iranian male singers Musicians from Los Angeles People from Abadan, Iran Persian-language singers of Iran Iranian male triple jumpers Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) University of Southern California alumni {{Iran-singer-stub