Niloufar, Nilophur, Nelofar, Nilofar, Nilufar, Niloofar, or Neiloufar (Persian: نیلوفر), meaning ''blue lotus'', ''

Nymphaea ''Nymphaea'' () is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduc ...

'' or ''water lily'', is a female given name of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin and may refer to:

People

* Nilüfer Hanımsultan - (born 1916), Princess of Turkey by birth and princess of

Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...

by marriage. *

Niloofar Beyzaie Niloofar Beyzaie (born January 15, 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian dramaturge, playwright and theatre director who lives in exile in Germany. Life Niloofar Beyzaie is the daughter of the Iranian theater and film director Bahram Beyzaie (Bahram Beyz ...

(born 1967), Iranian dramaturge, theatre director and playwright *

Nelofer Pazira Nilofar Pazira ( fa, نیلوفر پذیرا) is an Afghan-Canadian director, actress, journalist and author. Biography Nelofer Pazira was born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India, where her Afghan father was then working with the World Health Organiz ...

(born 1973), Canadian filmmaker, author, and journalist *

Nilofar Bakhtiar Nilofar Bakhtiar ( ur, نیلوفر بختیار ) (born 9 September 1957) is a public official in Pakistan. She was Federal Minister for Tourism in Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's cabinet until a scandal forced her to resign. She remains a senat ...

(born 1957), Pakistani politician and public official *

Nilofar Sakhi Nilofar Sakhi ( fa, نيلوفر سخی) is an author and a policy analyst with expertise in security, geopolitics & peace. She is a professorial lecturer of International Affairs at George Washington University and a non resident senior fellow at t ...

, Afghan women's rights activist * Nilofar Suhrawardy, Indian journalist and author *

Niloufar Ardalan Niloofar Ardalan (born 29 May 1985), also known as Niloofar Ardallani, is an Iranian coach and former player of football and futsal who played in the Iranian women's national football team and the Iranian women's national futsal team and was ca ...

(born 1985), Iranian footballer, captain of the Iranian national women's football team *

Niloufar Talebi Niloufar Talebi ( fa, نیلوفر طالبی) is an author, literary translator, librettist, multidisciplinary artist, and producer. She was born in London to Iranian parents. Her work has been presented by, and/or performed at Carnegie Hall, C ...

, British-born Iranian-American author, literary translator, and multidisciplinary artist *

Neelofa Noor Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor (born 10 February 1989) is a Malaysian actress, television presenter, commercial model and entrepreneur. She rose to fame when participated in a drama queen competition, Dewi Remaja, winning the Dewi Remaja 2009/10 tit ...

(born 1989), Malaysian actress, television host *

Nelufar Hedayat Nelufar Hedayat (born 1 January 1988) is a British journalist and presenter who hosts the podcast Course Correction and is the correspondent for Doha Debates. She has worked in television across the BBC, as well as on Channel 4, Netflix, Fusion a ...

(born 1988), British journalist and presenter *

Nilufar Mamadalieva Nilufar Mamadalieva is a biochemist from Uzbekistan. Biography Mamadalieva completed a Master's in science at Fergana State University and a PhD at the Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances in Tashkent. She is a scientific researcher a ...

, biochemist from Uzbekistan *

Nilufar Usmonova Nilufar Usmanova ( uz, Nilufar Usmonova,) (born 6 April 1987) is an Uzbek singer and actress. She received primary education in school number 18 (in Margilan) and number 17 (in Tashkent). At age 10 her parents sent her to the United Kingdom, where ...

, Uzbek singer and actress *

Nilufar Yasmin Nilufar Yasmin (13 February 1948 – 10 March 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre. She was the fourth of five Yasmin sisters of Bangladesh music. Her siblings are Farida ...

, Bangladeshi singer

Places

Sarab-e Nilufar Sarab-e Nilufar ( fa, سراب نيلوفر, also Romanized as Sarāb-e Nīlūfar and Sarāb Nīlūfar) is a village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, offi ...

, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran *

Shahrak-e Sarab Nilufar Shahrak-e Sarab Nilufar ( fa, شهرك سراب نيلوفر, also Romanized as Shahrak-e Sarāb Nīlūfar) is a village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, ...

, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran

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* ''

Niloofar ''Niloofar'' is an Iranian drama film written and directed by Lebanese filmmaker Sabine El Gemayel. It is an international co-production between the French company Pyramide Films and companies in Lebanon and Iran. The film was released in 2008 and ...

'', a 2008 Iranian movie * '' Neelofar'', a Pakistani movie

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Cyclone Nilofar Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nilofar was, at the time, the third- strongest cyclone in the Arabian Sea. In late October 2014, it reached peak maximum sustained winds estimated between and . The India Meteorological Department (IMD) named it ...

, a 2014 storm

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