Sports

Ehsan Ghaem Maghami

Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami (Persian: احسان قائم مقامی ; born 11 August 1982) is a chess grandmaster (2000) from Iran. On the September 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2575.  In 2009, he won a [...]

Sherko Haji-Rasouli

Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born September 1, 1980 in Shiraz, Iran) is a professional Canadian football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for six seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football [...]

Alireza Dabir

Alireza Dabir (Persian: علیرضا دبیر, born September 16, 1977 in Tehran) is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World [...]

Mahmoud Bambouyani

Mahmoud Bambouyani Sensei, 8th Dan, is the chief instructor at ITKA (International Traditional Karate Association, www.itka-karate.com) and internationally renowned for his level of instruction. Mahmoud Bambouyani Sensei has appeared on major television stations including CBS, NBC, [...]

Touraj Houshmandzadeh

Touraj “Jeje” (T. J.) Houshmandzadeh, Jr. (born September 26, 1977) is an American football player for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of [...]

Ali Karimi

Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki (Persian: محمدعلی کریمی پاشاکی, born on 8 November 1978) more known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional football Winger and Deep-lying Forward who is currently playing for Schalke 04 in Fußball-Bundesliga. [...]

Shahriar Kamali

Shahriar Kamali, known professionally as King Kamali (born March 29, 1972 in Tehran, Iran), is a IFBB professional bodybuilder. Nicknamed “The Persian Pearl” and “The Terminator”, Kamali was born in Tehran, Iran, but now lives in [...]

Hamed Haddadi

Hamed Haddadi (Persian: حامد حدادی, born May 19, 1985 in Ahvaz) is an Iranian professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He plays at the center position and is 2.18 [...]

Hadi Saei

Hadi Saei “Bonehkohal” (Persian: هادی ساعی بنه كُهل , born June 10, 1976 in Rey, Iran) is a former Iranian Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in [...]

Ali Daei

Ali Daei (Persian: علی دایی, pronounced ; born 21 March 1969 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian retired football player and current coach. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and [...]