Khosrowshahi ( fa, خسروشاهی) is an Iranian surname. It is derived from
Khosrowshah
Khosrowshah ( fa, خسروشاه; also known as Khosrowshahr, Khusraushāh, and Khusroshāh) is a city and capital of Khosrowshah District, in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,794, in 3,619 f ...
and the
Khosrowshah District
Khosrowshah District ( fa, بخش خسروشاه) is in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 36,002 in 9,276 households. The following census in 2011 counted 38,226 people in 11,279 hou ...
, areas in the
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, ...
of northwest Iran, which were in turn named after
Khusrau Shah
Khusrau Shah (also spelled Khosrau Shah, Khosrow Shah, and Khusraw Shah) was the last king of the Justanids from 972 to ca. 1004. He was the son and successor of Manadhar.
The words " Khosrow" and "Shah" are both Persian words that mean "king".
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, king of the
Justanids
The Justanids or Jostanids ( fa, جستانیان) were an Iranian Zaydi Shia dynasty that ruled a part of Daylam (the mountainous district of Gilan) from 791 to the late 11th century.
History
The Justanids appear as kings of Daylam at the e ...
during the 10th century. The words "
Khosrow Khosrow ( fa, خسرو; also spelled Khusrow, Khusraw, Khusrau, Khusro, Chosro or Osro) may refer to:
* Khosrow (word), a given name also used as a title
Iranian rulers
* Khosrow I, Sasanian ruler 531–579
* Khosrow II, Sasanian ruler 590–62 ...
" and "
Shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
" are both Iranian words that mean "
king
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Dara Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi ( fa, دارا خسروشاهی, ; born May 28, 1969) is an Iranian-American businessman and the chief executive officer of Uber. Khosrowshahi was previously CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggreg ...
(born 1969), Iranian-American businessman
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Hassan Khosrowshahi
Hassan Khosrowshahi ( fa, حسن خسروشاهی) , is an Iranian-Canadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He founded Future Shop, a Canadian consumer electronics chain store that was acquired by Best Buy in 2001 for c.$580 millio ...
(born 1940), Iranian-Canadian businessman
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