Urmia, West Azerbaijan
1. Milad Ebadipour (1993)
Volleyball Player
Iranian professional volleyball player who is known for his work as part of Iran's men's national volleyball team where he played as an outside hitter. He is also known for...
2. Nafiseh Kohnavard (1978)
Journalist
British-Iranian journalist who made a name for herself as a correspondent for BBC World Service and BBC Persian. She has covered major stories such as the Sinjar massacre and the...
3. Habib Mohebian (1952)
World Music Singer
Iranian singer/songwriter who produced 14 albums while living in Iran and the United States. Known for his socially conscious music, he passed away of heart failure at age 63 on...
4. Helly Luv (1988)
Pop Singer
Known for her single "Risk It All" and for her role in the 2014 film Mardan, Luv is also notable for creating an animal aid charity called Luv House. After...
5. Mehrafza Mirzazad Barijugh (1985)
Iranian Industrial Designer
Mehrafza Mirzazad Barijugh is an Iranian industrial designer living in the United States. She completed her studies in industrial design in Turkey at Middle East Technical University. In 2010 she...
6. Saeid Marouf (1985)
Iranian Volleyball Player
Mir-Saeid Marouf Lakrani is a volleyball player from Iran who plays as a setter for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Setter at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament...
7. Kaveh Mousavi (1985)
Iranian Hammer Thrower
Kaveh Mousavi is an Iranian athlete. He competed for Iran in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His has a personal best of 75. 26 metres achieved in Shahrekord...
8. Freydun Atturaya (1891)
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Bet-Abram Atoraya was an Assyrian physician born in the town of Charbash in the district of Urmia in Iran. He was sent by his father to live with an...
9. Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930)
Iranian Politician
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou was a Kurdish political leader. Ghassemlou was the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan from 1973 to 1989 when he was killed...
10. Parviz Fattah (1961)
Iranian Politician
Parviz Fattah is an Iranian politician former member of Revolutionary Guard and former minister of energy in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first cabinet from 2005 to 2009.
11. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (1992)
Iranian Footballer
shad Ahmadzadeh is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Tractor Sazi in Iran's Premier Football League. He is also a player of Iran national under-23 football team.
12. Simko Shikak (1887)
Iranian Politician
Simko Shikak was a Kurdish chieftain of the Shakak tribe. He was born into a prominent Kurdish feudal family based in Chihriq castle located near the Baranduz river in the...
13. Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880)
Iranian Revolutionary
Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli or Haidar Khan Amu Ogly Tariverdiev was a Left Terrorist with support of Deutsches Kaiserreich in period of WWI who acted in Iran Azerbaijan and Central...
14. Maryam Palizban (1981)
Iranian Actor
Maryam Palizban is a Persian movie and theater actor. She graduated in 2004 from Tehran University- Faculty of Fine Arts in Performing Art. She had a magnificent performance in Deep...
15. Davood Azad (1963)
Iranian Musician
Davood Azad is an Iranian singer and of Iranian classical music and Azeri folk music. Davood Azad was born in Urmia Iran. He is an ethnic Iranian Azerbaijani multi-instrumentalist and...
16. Ramak Safi (1984)
Iranian Footballer
Ramak Safi is an Iranian footballer who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.
