Mohammad-Reza (, also spelled as Mohammad Reza, or Mohammadreza) is a popular male given name in
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 ...
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Mohammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Mose ...
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Reza
Reza () is the Persian variant of the Arabic name Rida, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". It is one of the most widely used names in Iran.
According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely ...
'' are both Arabic names which are popular in the whole Muslim world. However, the usage of the compound given name ''Mohammad-Reza'' is mostly popular in the modern Iran (mostly among those who are born after 1926, when
Reza Shah
Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...
was crowned and his son, Mohammad-Reza, became the crown prince).
Mohammad-Reza Aref
Mohammad Reza Aref (, born 19 December 1951) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who is the eighth and current first vice president of Iran since 2024, under President Masoud Pezeshkian. He is also currently member of the E ...
Mohammad-Reza Foroutan
Mohammad Reza Foroutan (; born December 28, 1968, in Tehran) is an Iranian actor and singer.
Life
Mohammad Reza Foroutan was born on December 28, 1968, in Tehran.He has started acting since 1994.He studied Health Psychology. He currently holds ...
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Mohammad Reza Golzar
Mohammad Reza Golzar (, born March 31, 1977) is an Iranian actor.
Early life
Mohammad Reza Golzar was born on 31 March 1977 in Tehran in a family of Iranian Azerbaijanis origin. His close friend Aria Sajadi helped him with his acting skills.
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Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (; March 20, 1899Mohammad-Reza Hafeznia
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Mohammad-Reza Hedayati
Mohammad-Reza Hedayati (, born 14 May 1973 in Zabol) is an Iranian actor.
He is known for his comedy roles in TV series directed by Mehran Modiri.
Music album
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*'' Polha'' ( in English : ''Bri ...
Mohammad-Reza Honarmand
Mohammad Reza Honarmand (; born 1955) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Directing in Cinema
Honarmand has directed films in various genres. In ''Dozd-e arousak-ha'', he experienced a film with an attractive content that was ...
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (footballer, born 1983)
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (; born 14 September 1983) is an Iranian former professional Association football, footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as an attacking midfielder, Winger and Forward in the Persian Gulf Pr ...
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Mohammad-Reza Khatami
Mohammad-Reza Khatami (, born 1958) is an Iranian reformist politician and nephrologist.
Early life and education
Khatami was born in 1958 in Ardakan, Iran. He is the youngest brother of former president Mohammad Khatami. Khatami is educated ...
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Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi (; 1 January 1947 – 2 May 2014) was an Iranian classical musician renowned for his mastery of the tar and setar. He collaborated with singers such as Mohammad-Rezā Shajarian, Hengameh Akhavan, Shahram Nazeri and Alireza ...
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Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi (; born 17 December 1972) is an Iranian retired football defender in the Iran Pro League. He has also previously played for the Iran national football team and was in the squad for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
Mahdavi played f ...
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Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was ...
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Mohammad Reza Mamani
Mohammad Reza Mamani (, born June 9, 1982) is a former Iranian footballer who played for Persepolis, Pas Hamedan, Shahrdari Yasuj and Rah Ahan during his football career.
Honours
*Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 1
**2007/08 with Persep ...
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Mohammad-Reza Modarresi Yazdi
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Modarresi-Yazdi (born 1955 in Yazd) is one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran and also a member of the Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts (), also translated as the ...
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the ...
(also known as Mohammad Reza Shah), the second Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty and the last Shah of Iran
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Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Mohammad Reza Rahimi (, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth Vice President of Iran, first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan pro ...
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Mohammad-Reza Roudaki
Mohammad Reza Roudaki (, born 22 February 1984, in Shiraz) iss an Iranian judoka who was one of Iran's most successful Judokas, weighing in at around 155kg and standing 2.02m tall.
Roudaki won a silver medal at the +100 kg category of th ...
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Mohammad Reza Saket
Mohammad Reza Saket (; born 8 February 1962 in Isfahan) is an Iranian football administrator. He was formerly the chairman of the Sepahan F.C. from 2020 to 2023 for second term. Who was representative of club chairpersons of Football Federation I ...
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Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (, also Romanized as "Mohammad–Reza Shafi'i Kadkani") (born 10 October 1939) is an Iranian writer, poet, literary critic, editor, and translator.Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (; , 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master (''Ostad'') of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. Shajarian started ...
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Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia
Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia (, born 15 June 1955) is an Iranian actor and film producer .
Early life
Sharifinia was born on 15 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from the ''Faculty of Dramatic Arts'', he married Iranian actress Azita Haji ...
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli () (1931–2008) was an influential Iranian theologian, reformist politician, and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republ ...
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Mohammad Reza Zahedi
Mohammad Reza Zahedi (; 2 November 1960 – 1 April 2024) was an Iranian military officer. A senior figure within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he had previously commanded the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Ground Forces, a ...