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''. * 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, Iranian-American academic

Manouchehr

* Manouchehr Atashi, Persian poet * Manouchehr Eghbal, 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, Iranian film producer * Manouchehr Mottaki, 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, 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 Akha ...

, 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, Man ...

, Georgian noble * Manuchar Kvirkvelia, 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 mi ...

, Georgian footballer * Manuchar Markoishvili, Georgian basketballer * Manuchar Tskhadaia, Georgian wrestler

As a surname

(used mainly in Armenian surnames) * Armen Manucharyan, Armenian footballer * Ashot Manucharyan, Armenian teacher * Edgar Manucharyan, 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