Jalili (, ) is a
Persian
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and
Arabic
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surname. Notable Iranian people with the surname include:
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Abolfazl Jalili
Abolfazl Jalili (, born 1957 in Saveh, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement.
Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television ( ...
(born 1957), Iranian film director
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Omid Djalili
Omid Djalili (; born 30 September 1965) is a British comedian, actor, and writer.
Early life and education
Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents Ahmad and Parvane ...
(born 1965), British-Iranian comedian and actor
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Saeed Jalili
Saeed Jalili (; born 6 September 1965) is an Iranian politician and diplomat, who was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, and is the former nucl ...
(born 1965), Iranian politician
The name also applies to the Iraqi
Jalili or al-Jalili family ().
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Iranian-language surnames
Arabic-language surnames