Soltani (''soltānī'', ; ; also spelt as Sultani; derived from

sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

) is an

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

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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 ...

name meaning ‘strength-ruler’ and may refer to: * Neda Agha-Soltan, often incorrectly called "Neda Soltani", see

Death of Neda Agha-Soltan Neda Agha-Soltan ( – ''Nedā Āghā-Soltān''; 23 January 1983 – 20 June 2009) was an Iranian student of philosophy, who was participating in the 2009 presidential election protests with her music teacher, and was walking back to ...

Neda Soltani Neda Soltani (; born 1977, in Isfahan) is an Iranian exile. During the 2009 Iranian election protests, she was teaching English at Azad University when her Facebook profile photo was mistakenly published in many articles about the death of the ...

(born 1977), an Iranian woman who had to flee Iran after media reports confused her with Neda Agha-Soltan *

Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the l ...

(1972–2002), Algerian boxer *

Karim Soltani Karim Soltani (; born 29 August 1984) is an Algerian former footballer. He primarily played as a winger, but could also play as a striker. Career Born in Brest, France, Soltani began his career at age 11 in a small club in the city. In 2 ...

(born 1984), Algerian footballer * Kian Soltani (born 1992), Austrian-Iranian cellist * Abdolfattah Soltani (born 1953), Iranian human rights lawyer * Soltani, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran * Soltani, Baft, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Soltani Chelow Kabob, a popular Persian food dish * Soltani, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Soltani, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Soltani Olya, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran

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