Farrokh or Farokh (, meaning ''fortunate and happy''), also transliterated as Farrukh, is a popular masculine given name of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin and also a common surname in Iran, Central Asia and among Muslims and Zoroastrians in South Asia. Some prominent individuals with the name include:

People with the mononym

Farrukh Beg Farrukh Beg (Persian language, Persian: فرخ بیگ; – after 1615), also known as Farrukh Husayn, was a Persians, Persian miniature painter, who spent a bulk of his career in Safavid Iran and Mughal Empire, Mughal India, praised by Jahangir, ...

(c. 1545 – c. 1615), a Persian born Mughal painter *

Farrukh Pasha Farrukh Pasha ibn Abdullah (also known as Farrukh Bey) (died 1620–21) was the Ottoman governor of Nablus and Jerusalem in the early 17th century, and founder of the Farrukh dynasty, which held the governorship of Nablus and other posts for much ...

, a 16th and 17th-century Ottoman statesman based in Palestine * Farrukh-Shah (died 1196), the amir of

Kerman Kerman (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kerman County), Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. History Kerman was founded as a def ...

, in southeast of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

from 1195 until his death

People with the given name

Farokh

Farokh Engineer Farokh Maneksha Engineer (born 25 February 1938) is an Indian former cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper-batsman, usually an opening batsman, who represented India in 46 Test matches from 1961 to 1975. In first-class cricket, he played for Bomba ...

(born 1938), an Indian cricketer *

Farokh Udwadia Farokh Udwadia is an Indian physician, author and Padma Bhusan award recipient. He graduated from the University of Bombay University of Mumbai is a public university, public List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment ...

, an Indian physician

Farrokh

* Ahmad-i Farrokh, a 12th-century Persian physician *

Farrokh Khan Farrokh Khan (; 1812 – 5 May 1871), also known as Amin ol-Dowleh (), was a high-ranking Iranian official from the Ghaffari family. Between 1855–1857, he served as the Iranian ambassador to the French court in Paris, where he assisted in signi ...

, a high-ranking Persian official, and vice premier to the court of shah Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. He is also known by his title of Amin od-dowleh * Farrokh Ayazi, an American Iranian professor and electrical engineer *Farrokh Bulsara (1946-1991), known as ''

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. Regarded as one of the gre ...

'', a British rock musician and founding member of the band Queen * Farrokh Ghaffari (1921–2006), an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author * Farrokh Khambata, an Indian entrepreneur, restaurateur, chef and caterer. *

Farrokh Negahdar Farrokh Negahdar (; born 1946) is an Iranian leftist political activist. Born into a civil servant family, Negahdar joined the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas in 1963, and began studying at University of Tehran in 1965. Two years ...

, an Iranian political activist *

Farrokh Saidi Farrokh Saidi (Persian: فرخ سعیدی) (born November 22, 1929, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian surgeon, academician, former Under-Secretary for Medical Education and Health Services of Iran,

(born 1929), an Iranian surgeon, academician

Farukh

* Farukh Ruzimatov (born 1963), a Russian ballet dancer

Farrukh

Farrukh Ahmad Syed Farrukh Ahmad (; 10 June 1918 – 19 October 1974), later simply known as Farrukh Ahmad, was a Bangladeshi poet and author. He is commonly known as the ''poet of the Muslim renaissance'', as many of his poems embody the spirit of resurrectio ...

(1918–1974), a Bangladeshi poet *

Farrukh Amonatov Farrukh Amonatov (; born 13 April 1978 in Dushanbe) is a Tajikistani chess grandmaster. Along with Magaram Magomedov, they are the only Grandmasters of Tajikistan. Amonatov is also the winner of many international tournaments and recently won ...

(born 1978), a Tajik chess player * Farrukh Bari (born 1964), a Pakistani cricketer * Farrukh Choriyev (born 1984), a Tajik football player *

Farrukh Dhondy Farrukh Dhondy (born 1944) is an British Indians, Indian-born British Parsi writer, playwright, screenwriter and left-wing activist who resides in the United Kingdom. Education Dhondy was born in 1944 in Poona, India, where he attended The Bish ...

, a British writer *

Farrukh Dustov Farrukh Dustov (born 22 May 1986) is a retired Uzbek tennis player and tennis coach, playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour (known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series) is a series ...

(born 1986), an Uzbek tennis player *

Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan () (December 25, 1952 – September 9, 2003) was a Pakistani musician, who played the harmonium in Qawwali music. He was also a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians, the Qawwal Bacchon gharana (Delhi gha ...

(1952–2003), a Pakistani Punjabi player of the harmonium in Qawwali and a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians * Farrukh Gayibov (1891–1916), a Russian pilot of Azerbaijani ancestry, and participant in World War I *

Farrukh Habib Mian Farrukh Habib Arshad (born 13 August 1980) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till July 2022 and former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting from April 2021 ti ...

, a Pakistani politician *

Farrukh Hormizd Farrukh Hormizd or Farrokh Hormizd (), also known as Hormizd V, was an Iranian prince, who was one of the leading figures in Sasanian Iran in the early 7th-century. He served as the military commander (''spahbed'') of northern Iran. He later came ...

, an army chief (''

spahbed ''Spāhbad'' (also spelled ''spahbod'') is a Middle Persian title meaning "army chief" used chiefly in the Sasanian Empire. Originally there was a single ''spāhbad'', called the , who functioned as the generalissimo of the Military of the Sasani ...

'') of northern

during the late

Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

period *

Farrukh Ismayilov Farrukh Ismayilov (; born 30 August 1978) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer who played as a striker. Ismayilov made 35 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team The Azerbaijan national football team () is the national assoc ...

(born 1978), an Azerbaijani footballer * Farrukh Javed, a Pakistani politician * Farrukh Khan, a Pakistani politician *

Farrukh Quraishi Farrukh Quraishi (, born November 13, 1951) is an Iranian retired footballer. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Calgary Boomers. Since retiring from playing, he has held numerous execu ...

, a retired Iranian-American football player * Farrukh Raza (born 1961), a Pakistani former cricketer *

Farrukh Saleem Farrukh Saleem (Urdu: فاروخ سليم) is an Islamabad-based Pakistani political scientist, economist, financial analyst, journalist and a television personality. He has published articles on geopolitics, economic competition and education ...

, a Pakistani political scientist, economist, financial analyst, journalist and a television personality * Farrukh Sayfiev (born 1991), an Uzbek footballer *

Farrukh Yassar Farrukh Yasar () was the last independent ruler of Shirvan (1465–1500). In 1500, the first Safavid ruler, Ismail I, decisively defeated and killed Farrukh Yasar during his conquest of the area. Descendants of Farrukh Yasar continued to rule Sh ...

, the

Shirvanshah The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty, who became known as the Kasranids (also referred t ...

(king of

Shirvan Shirvan (from ; ; Tat: ''Şirvan'') is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both pre-Islamic Sasanian and Islamic times. Today, the region is an industrially and agriculturally developed part of the Republic of Azerbaijan ...

, r. 1465–1500) * Farrukh Zokirov, an Uzbek composer, singer and artistic director of the famous in ex-USSR band Yalla *

Farrukh Zaman Farrukh Zaman (born 2 April 1956) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test match in 1976. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he played first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is o ...

(born 1956), a Pakistani cricketer *

Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan (; born 23 June 1958) is a Pakistani jurist who has been Justice of the Lahore High Court from 20 February 2010 until his resignation on 9 April 2019. Education Khan studied at Punjab University Law College in Lahore. ...

(born 1958), a Pakistani Justice of the Lahore High Court

People with the surname

Farrokh

Kaveh Farrokh Kaveh Farrokh () is a Greek author of several academic books and peer-reviewed publications specializing in Iranian history, and has been a frequent lecturer on Iran-related topics at the University of British Columbia as part of the UBC Continui ...

(born 1962), a Canadian author of Iranian descent

Farrukh

Bushra Farrukh Bushra Farrukh (; born 16 February 1957), is an Urdu poet of Pakistan. She was born in Peshawar. She has served Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan as an announcer. An artist hailing from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, she has performed ...

(born 1957), a Pakistani poet

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