Iravani (surname)
Iravani (lit. "from Iravan", aka, Yerevan) is a common surname in Iran,[1] Azerbaijan and to a much lesser extent in the rest of the Caucasus.
People
- Haji-Mollah Abbas Iravani, other name of Haji Mirza Aqasi, prime minister of Qajar Iran between 1835-1848
- Mehdi Vaez-Iravani, Iranian scientist
- Ahmad Iravani, Iranian philosopher, scholar and clergyman
- Reza Iravani, Iranian-Canadian professor
- Fazil Iravani, Second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
- Mirza Kadym Irevani, Azerbaijani ornamentalist artist and portraitist, founder of Azerbaijani panel painting
See also
- Sardar Iravani, a title assumed by the last khan (governor) of the Erivan Khanate of Persia, which also became the eponymous namesake of the Qajar "Sardari Iravani" royal family branch.
References
- Babak Rezvani. Ethno-territorial conflict and coexistence in the caucasus, Central Asia and Fereydan Amsterdam University Press, 15 mrt. 2014 ISBN 978-9048519286 p 173
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