Ghaffari or Qaffari (Persian/Jewish: غفاری) is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, often associated with Iranian families from the
Kashan
Kashan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kashan County), Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
History
Earlies ...
region.
[Zarabi, ''The History of Kashan'', 1999 (تاريخ كاشان)] However the name is found all over Iran and elsewhere, as families historically Iran did not have last names until governmental policies instituted within the 20th century, hence the name can be found all over
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 ...
, such as
Mazandaran
Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...
and
Semnan.
[Naraqi, ''The Ghaffari Family of Kashan'', 1966 (خاندان غفاری کاشان)]
People with the surname Ghaffari
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Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (also known as Sani al Mulk (Abu'l-Hasan);1814–1866), Iranian painter
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Cihangir Ghaffari
Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940), sometimes credited as John Ghaffari or John Foster, is an Iranian actor and film producer known for ''Les démons'' (1973), ''Dick Turpin'' (1974) and ''Bloodsport'' (1988).
Career
Ghaffari starred in a ...
(born 1940), Iranian actor and film producer
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Hadi Ghaffari (born 1950), Iranian political Ayatollah
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Siamak Matt Ghaffari (born 1961), Iran-born American Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
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Mohammad Ghaffari (known as Kamal-Ol-Molk; 1848–1940), Iranian painter and Freemason
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Roozbeh Ghaffari, American biomedical engineer and neuroscientist
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Saeed Reza Ghaffari (born 1962), Iranian scientist and physician
References
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