Manuchehr, Manuchar, Manuchihr, or Manouchehr ( fa, منوچهر, ''Manūčehr'',
Old Persian: Manōčihr,
Avestan: 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
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Manuchehr
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, 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 ...
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Manuchehr I,
Manuchehr II and
Manuchehr III, the 11th, 17th and 19th shahs of medieval Shirvan
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Manuchihr
Falak al-Ma'ali Manuchihr ( fa, فلکالمعالی منوچهر), better known as Manuchihr (died c. 1031), was the ruler of the Ziyarids (1012 at the latest – c. 1031). He was the son of Qabus.
Early life
During his father's reign Man ...
, king of
Ziyarids
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Manuchehr Eliasi, Iranian Member of Parliament
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Manuchehr Ghorbanifar, Iranian arms dealer
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Manuchehr Jamali, Iranian philosopher
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Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Iranian-American academic
Manouchehr
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Manouchehr Atashi
Manouchehr Atashi ( fa, منوچهر آتشی) (September 25, 1931 – November 20, 2005) was a Persian
Persian may refer to:
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, Persian poet
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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
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Manouchehr Ganji, Iranian politician
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Manouchehr Khan Gorji, Iranian official
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Manouchehr Mahamadi, Iranian film producer
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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
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Manouchehr Yektai, Iranian-American painter
Manuchekhr
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Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, Tajik football player
Manuchar
(Variant of the name used in the Republic of Georgia)
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Manuchar I Dadiani, Georgian prince
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Manuchar II Jaqeli, Georgian noble
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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
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Manuchar Kvirkvelia, Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Manuchar Machaidze, Georgian footballer
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Manuchar Markoishvili, Georgian basketballer
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Manuchar Tskhadaia, Georgian wrestler
As a surname
(used mainly in Armenian surnames)
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Armen Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
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Ashot Manucharyan, Armenian teacher
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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 to ...
, Armenian footballer
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Nina Manucharyan, Armenian film actress
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