Darvish (also Darvish or Darvich; in Persian: درويش) is a given name and a surname. It is an alternate transliteration of the

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 ...

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dervish Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from fa, درویش, ''Darvīsh'') in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, ...

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Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

aspirant Aspirant is a rank in the Royal Canadian Navy, Estonian Defence Forces, French military, Brazilian military, Portuguese military, Swiss military, Italian Air Force, Argentinian Armed Forces, Romanian Navy, Polish Policja and Państwowa Straż ...

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Darvish Fakhr Darvish Fakhr (born 1969) is an Iranian American artist born in Newfoundland. He is an artist in the field of Iranian portrait paintings. Biography Born in 1969, Fakhr grew up in the U.S. before moving to Britain where his practice has been ...

(born 1969), Canadian-born Iranian-American painter *

Darvish Khan Darvish Khan ( fa, درویش‌خان , Gholam Hossein Darvish; 1872 – 22 November 1926) was a Persian classical musician and a tar player.http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news.aspx?id=44944 Biography Darvish Khan was born in Tehran. His teac ...

(1872–1926), Persian classical musician *

Darvish Mohammad Khan Darvish Mohammad Khan was the Khan of Sheki (1524-1551). He ascended the throne after his father's assassination in May of the year 1524. In 1538, he helped Shahrukh of Shirvan against the Safavids but without success so he retreated back to S ...

(died 1551), Khan of Sheki (1524–1551) *

Amir Darvish Amir Darvish is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of rock icon Freddie Mercury in the Off Broadway 1997 play '' Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God''. In 2003, after two successful runs of the play (in 1997 and 1998) ...

, American actor *Kenji Darvish, a member of the Japanese visual kei "air" rock band

Golden Bomber is a Japanese visual kei "air" rock band formed in 2004 and signed to the independent label Euclid Agency (sublabel ''Zany Zap''). Despite not actually performing the instruments themselves during concerts, they have gained popularity through ...

Khashyar Darvich Khashyar Darvich is a documentary film producer and director best known for directing a documentary film about the Dalai Lama, "Dalai Lama Renaissance," which is narrated by actor Harrison Ford. He got his start in Colorado where he produced ot ...

, American documentary film producer and director * Saeko Darvish (born 1986), Japanese actress; ex-wife of *

Yu Darvish , more commonly known as Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ有), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Darvish has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and ...

(born 1986), Japanese pitcher in Major League Baseball

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