Faramarz Assef ( fa, فرامرز آصف; born 27 October 1950 in

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, Iran) is an

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ian music artist and former

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and triple jumper who won a bronze medal at the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

in Tehran in triple jump.

Music career

As a graduate in architecture from

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(USC), Assef began his music career in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Since then, he has produced eight albums titled ''AFRA'' 1-8 along with four single songs. His most famous song, "Haji", brought him to the attention of Iranian communities around the world. Due to his sport background, Faramarz Assef is referred to as a bird with iron wings in Iranian pop music. He married Yalda in 2003 and has two children, his daughter Ranaa and his son Ramin.

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on Spotify 1950 births Living people Iranian pop singers Iranian male singers Musicians from Los Angeles People from Abadan, Iran Persian-language singers Iranian male triple jumpers Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) University of Southern California alumni {{Iran-singer-stub