Jenab Khan ( fa, جناب خان) is an

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fictional

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IRIB Nasim IRIB Nasim (شبكه نسیم, ''Shibkâh-e Nusim'', in Persian), is an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television channel, broadcast in Worldwide. The channel is one of the newer television channels in Iran Iran, officially ...

night show ''

Khandevane ''Khandevane'' or ''Khandevaneh'' ( fa, خندوانه (portmanteau of ''laughter'' and ''watermelon'') is an Iranian telecast directed by Rambod Javan. It first aired on 11 June 2014 on Nasim channel. The program is focused on showing that th ...

'' hosted by

Rambod Javan Rambod Javan ( fa, رامبد جوان; born on 22 December 1971 in Tehran) is an Iranian actor, director, TV host and the author of many screenplays. Rambod Javan has made and directed a locally famous TV program, Khandevane. Khandevane has so ...

. Jenab Khan is voiced by Mohammad Bahrani and performed by Mehdi Borghe'ee and Hamed Zabihi.

Characteristics and personality

He is best known for his funny character, Abadanian accent and singing south Iranian songs. He also claims to be the owner of PSG. 35-year-old Jenab Khan loves a girl named Ahlam and has proposed to her on a regular basis since he was 20 years old. His friends are Behnam, Abood and Emad. Neither Ahlam nor his friends weren't shown in the show.

Appearances and subsequent controversy

He first appeared in a video channel program for kids, ''Kooche Morvarid'', (

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: کوچه مروارید - "The Pearl Alley") as an

Abadan Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...

ian Laboo seller, then joined the 2nd season of the

night show, ''

''. He was then abandoned from the show in December 2016, a day before launching the fourth season, due to objections of Saeed Salarzehi, director of ''Kooche Morvarid'', who claimed that the puppet was a property of the original series and has been used illegally. However, he is returning in fifth season due to his rights are bought by

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

Sources

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/404034/Khandevaneh-at-Nasim-Studio https://www.parsine.com/fa/news/243115/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86

External links

* Puppets {{Iran-tv-stub