Manuchehr, Manuchar, Manuchihr, or Manouchehr ( fa, منوچهر, ''Manūčehr'',

Old Persian Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan language, Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native ...

: Manōčihr,

Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

: Manuščiθra) is a Persian male given name meaning "Heaven's face". It consists of two parts ''Manu (Manou),'' which means "Heaven" in the old Persian language; and ''Chehr,'' which means "face".

Given name

Manuchehr

* Manuchehr, mythical hero from ''

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,00 ...

''. * Manuchehr I, Manuchehr II and Manuchehr III, the 11th, 17th and 19th shahs of medieval Shirvan * Manuchihr, king of

Ziyarids The Ziyarid dynasty ( fa, زیاریان) was an Iranian dynasty of Gilaki origin that ruled Tabaristan from 931 to 1090 during the Iranian Intermezzo period. The empire rose to prominence during the leadership of Mardavij. After his death, his ...

Manuchehr Eliasi Manuchehr Eliasi or Manouchehr Eliasi ( fa, منوچهر الیاسی) is a former member of the Iranian Parliament who was succeeded by Maurice Motamed in 2000. See also *Persian Jews Persian Jews or Iranian Jews ( fa, یهودیان ای� ...

, Iranian Member of Parliament *

Manuchehr Ghorbanifar Manucher Ghorbanifar ( fa, منوچهر قربانی‌فر; nicknamed Gorba, born May 9, 1945) is an expatriate Iranian arms dealer and former SAVAK agent. According to the ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs'', Ghorbanifar was a double a ...

, Iranian arms dealer *

Manuchehr Jamali Manuchehr Jamali (7 January 1929–5 July 2012) was a dissident Persian philosopher and poet. He is best known for his exposition and analysis of the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi ...

, Iranian philosopher *

Manuchehr Shahrokhi Manuchehr Shahrokhi is a professor of Global Business-Finance at California State University, Fresno, founding editor of the ''Global Finance Journal'' and Executive Director of the Global Finance Association/Conference. He has authored over 80 publ ...

, Iranian-American academic

Manouchehr

Manouchehr Atashi Manouchehr Atashi ( fa, منوچهر آتشی) (September 25, 1931 – November 20, 2005) was a Persian poet, writer, and journalist. He was born in 1931 in Dashtestan Dashtestan County ( fa, شهرستان دشتستان) is located in B ...

, Persian poet *

Manouchehr Eghbal Manouchehr Eghbal ( fa, منوچهر اقبال; 13 October 1909 – 25 November 1977) was an Iranian physician and royalist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1957 to 1960. Early life and education Eghbal was born in 1909, and h ...

, Prime Minister of Iran *

Manouchehr Ganji Manouchehr Ganji (Persian: منوچهر گنجی) is a human rights activist and a former Minister of Education of Iran from 1976 until 1979. Life Ganji was born in Tehran,Iran. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science and i ...

, Iranian politician *

Manouchehr Khan Gorji Manuchehr Khan Gorji Mo'tamad al-Dawle (died 1847) was a government official in Qajar Iran. He was of Georgians in Iran, Georgian origin; hence, ''Gorji'' (i.e., "Georgian") in his surname. He was known as a sympathizer of Báb, the founder of B� ...

, Iranian official *

Manouchehr Mahamadi Manouchehr Mohammadi (Persian: منوچهر محمدی; born in 1956 in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian film producer. He graduated in sociology from Tehran University; began film producing with Hey, Joe! (1988, M. Asgari-Nasab). Founded a product ...

, Iranian film producer *

Manouchehr Mottaki Manouchehr Mottaki ( fa, منوچهر متکی; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat. He was the Iranian minister of foreign affairs. Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pr ...

, Iranian Government Minister *

Manouchehr Yektai Manoucher Yektai (December 22, 1921 – November 19, 2019) was an Iranian-born American artist. He is associated with New York School art movement. Early life and education Born in Tehran, Iran, Yektai dropped out of Tehran University witho ...

, Iranian-American painter

Manuchekhr

Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Manuchekhr Nasrulloyevich Dzhalilov ( tg, Манучеҳр Ҷалилов, russian: Манучехр Насруллоевич Джалилов ,( fa, ‌ منوچهر نصرالله‌یویچ جلیلوف), born 27 September 1990) is a Tajiks, T ...

, Tajik football player

Manuchar

(Variant of the name used in the Republic of Georgia) *

Manuchar I Dadiani Manuchar I Dadiani ( ka, მანუჩარ I დადიანი; died 1611) was Prince of Mingrelia, of the House of Dadiani, from 1590 until his death. A younger son of Levan I Dadiani, he succeeded on the death of his elder brother, Mami ...

, Georgian prince *

Manuchar II Jaqeli Manuchar II Jaqeli also known as Mustafa Pasha ( ka, მანუჩარ II ჯაყელი; b. 1557 – d. 1614), of the House of Jaqeli, was prince of Samtskhe (styled with the hereditary title of atabeg) and the pasha of its capital Akhal ...

, Georgian noble *

Manuchar III Jaqeli Manuchar III Jaqeli ( ka, მანუჩარ III ჯაყელი; 1591–1625), of the House of Jaqeli, was the last atabeg of the principality of Samtskhe, nominally ruling between 1607 and 1625. As a child, he accompanied his father, Manu ...

, Georgian noble *

Manuchar Kvirkvelia Manuchar Kvirkvelia (Georgian: მანუჩარ კვირკველია; born on October 12, 1978) is a retired Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler and politician, an Olympic champion and a member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2008. ...

, Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Manuchar Machaidze Manuchar Machaidze ( ka, მანუჩარ მაჩაიძე; russian: Манучар Доментьевич Мачаидзе, ''Manuchar Domentyevich Machaidze''; born 25 March 1949) is a Georgian former footballer who played as a midfi ...

, Georgian footballer *

Manuchar Markoishvili Manuchar "Manu" Markoishvili ( ka, მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი, born 17 November 1986) is a former Georgian professional basketball player. Early career Markoishvili as a young basketball player was very talented, and ...

, Georgian basketballer *

Manuchar Tskhadaia Manuchar Tskhadaia (მანუჩარ ცხადაია, born March 19, 1985) is a male wrestler from Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. ...

, Georgian wrestler

As a surname

(used mainly in Armenian surnames) *

Armen Manucharyan Armen Manucharyan (born 3 February 1995) is an Armenian international footballer who plays as a right back, for Van. Club career Born in Yerevan, he has played club football for Banants and Pyunik. On 10 August 2020, he signed with Russian Pr ...

, Armenian footballer *

Ashot Manucharyan Ashot Manucharyan (, born 1954 in Yerevan) is an Armenian educator, democratic socialist politician, and one of the founding members of the Karabakh Committee. After the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991, he served as Minister ...

, Armenian teacher *

Edgar Manucharyan Edgar Manucharyan ( hy, Էդգար Մանուչարյան, born 19 January 1987) is a former Armenian football player who played as a forward. Club career Ajax In early December 2004, Manucharyan joined Ajax Amsterdam. On 14 December, he took ...

, Armenian footballer *

Nina Manucharyan Nina Manucharyan ( hy, Նինա Մանուչարյան, 17 February 1885 - 3 September 1972) was an Armenian film actress. Filmography * ''Namus'' (1925) * '' Shor and Shorshor'' (1926) * ''The Slave'' (1927) * '' Zare'' (1927) * ''Evil Spirit'' ...

, Armenian film actress {{given name, type=both Persian masculine given names