The surname Hedayat is used by different families of different origins throughout the Muslim world. In Iran when referring to that family name without further specification, it almost refers to one prominent family originating from Mazanderan in Northern Iran.
/ref> Notable people from this family include:
*Abdollah Hedayat
Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) was an army officer who served as the chief of general staff at the Imperial Iran Army.
Early life and education
Hedayat was born in 1899 and was the son of Gholam Reza Hedayat, also known as Mokhber Al Dawlah. He ...
(1899-1968), Iranian army general
*Ali Qoli Khan Mokhber od-Dowleh I (1830–1897), Minister of Education, Post and Telegraphs
*Jafar Qoli Khan Nayyer-ol-Molk I (1831–1913), Minister of Education
*Hassan Ali Khan Kamal-Hedayat, Nasr-ol Molk (1877–1957), Minister of Post and Telegraph
* Mehdi Qoli Khan Hedayat, Mokhber-ol Saltaneh (1864–1955), Prime Minister of Iran
The Prime Minister of Iran was a political post that had existed in Iran (Persia) during much of the 20th century. It began in 1906 during the Qajar dynasty and into the start of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1923 and into the 1979 Iranian Revolution ...
*Mohammed Qoli Khan Hedayat, Mokhber-ol Molk (1865–1950), Minister of Finances
*Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat
Morteza Gholi Khan (Sani-ol Douleh) ( fa, مرتضیقلیخان صنیعالدوله; 1856–1911) was a leader of the Persian Constitutional Revolution and the first Chairman of the first Majlis. A member of the Hedayat family, he serve ...
(1856–1911), President of the 1st Majles
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...
*Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat
Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat ( fa, رضاقلی خان هدایت; 8 June 1800 – 29 June 1871) was a Persian literary historian, administrator, and poet in 19th-century Qajar Iran.
Biography
Hedayat was born in Tehran on 8 June 1800 to a renowned fa ...
(1800–1871), a Persian writer and poet
*Reza Qoli Khan Hedayat, Nayer-ol Molk II (1872–1945), Minister of Education
*Sadegh Hedayat
Sadegh Hedayat ( fa, صادق هدایت ; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel '' The Blind Owl'', he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in their care ...
(1903–1951), Iranian writer
Other people with the surname
*Bahareh Hedayat
Bahareh Hedayat ( fa, بهاره هدایت, born 1981) is an Iranian activist and campaigner for women's rights. She was one of the activists who worked on the One Million Signatures campaign to change laws that discriminate against women in Ir ...
(born 1981), Iranian student activist
*Habibollah Hedayat
Habibollah Hedayat (دکتر حبیب الله هدایت) (2013–1917), known as the father of modern nutrition sciences of Iran, is the founder of the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI) and Faculty of Nutrition a ...
(1917-2013), Iranian nutritionist
* Nelufar Hedayat
Nelufar Hedayat (born 1 January 1988) is a British journalist and presenter who hosts the podcast Course Correction and is the correspondent for Doha Debates. She has worked in television across the BBC, as well as on Channel 4, Netflix, Fusion a ...
(born 1988), Afghanistan-born journalist and presenter
See also
*Hedayat Mosque
Hedayat Mosque ( fa, مسجد هدایت) is a mosque in Tehran, Iran. The mosque played a significant role in Iranian religious revolutionary movements against the Pahlavi regime. This mosque was built and managed by Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. ...
, mosque in Tehran, Iran
References
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Iranian families