Ahmad Soleimani Nia

Ahmad Soleimani Nia (احمد سلیمان نیا) is an Iranian actor best known for playing the role of Jesus in the 2007 film Mesih directed by Nader Talebzadeh based on the Islamic view of Jesus drawing on the Quran and the putative Gospel of Barnabas.[1]

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  1. ↑ Los Angeles Times An Iranian's vision of Jesus' life stirs debate "There is another irony. The actor who plays Jesus, Ahmad Soleimani-Nia, once was a soldier in the Iranian army and later a welder for Iran's Atomic Energy Agency, which the Bush administration accuses of pursuing nuclear weapons. "


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