List of British Iranians
This is a list of notable British Iranians.
Academics
- Haleh Afshar OBE university professor at the University of York
- Kameel Ahmady independent multi-award-winning social anthropologist who researches and publishes on female genital mutilation, child marriage and other aspects of children's and women's rights in the Middle East
- Ali M. Ansari university professor at the University of St Andrews
- Reza Banakar professor of socio-legal studies at the University of Westminster, London
- Ana Diamond scholar at Balliol College, Oxford
- Abbas Edalat university professor at Imperial College London
- Anoush Ehteshami university professor at Durham University
- Eprime Eshag Keynesian socialist economist
- Rouben Galichian independent scholar
- Mohammed Ghanbari university professor at the University of Essex
- Marjan Jahangiri professor of cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital, University of London. First woman appointed professor of cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
- Homa Katouzian academic, economist, historian and literary critic
- Ali Mobasheri associate professor and reader at the University of Nottingham
- Mohammad Hashem Pesaranacademic, economist, professor of economics at Cambridge University, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Reza Shah-Kazemi Islamic researcher at the Institute of Ismaili Studies with the Department of Academic Research and Publications
- Saeed Vaseghi university professor at Brunel University
- Taha Yasseri university professor at University of Oxford
Actors and comedians
- Freema Agyeman actress
- Zahra Ahmadi actress
- Nathalie Armin – actress
- Moe Bar-El – actor
- Catherine Bell actress
- Nazanin Boniadi actress; played Leyla Mir on General Hospital and CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on Homeland season 3
- Bijan Daneshmand – Iranian actor based in London
- Omid Djalili comedian and actor
- Leila Farzad – actress
- Arty Froushan – actor
- Davood Ghadami British Iranian actor, known for EastEnders character Kush Kazemi
- Shaheen Jafargholi Welsh Iranian singer and actor; appeared on Britain's Got Talent
- Mandana Jones actress
- Hadi Khorsandi comedian
- Shappi Khorsandi comedian
- Juliette Motamed – actress and musician
- Arian Nik – actor and writer
- Kayvan Novak actor; star of Fonejacker
- Roxanne Pallett actress
- Roxy Shahidi actress
- Darren Shahlavi British actor, martial arts stuntman
- Hayley Tamaddon actress
Art and architecture
- Nasser Golzari principal at Golzari Architects
- Mouzhan Majidi chief executive officer of Foster and Partners
- Mohsen Mostafavi dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Farshid Moussavi architect and founder of Foreign Office Architects
- Afshin Naghouni artist
- Kour Pour painter, printmaker
- Houmayoun Mahmoudi artist, International cartoonist
- Alireza Sagharchi principal at Stanhope Gate Architecture
- Soheila Sokhanvari Iranian-born multidisciplinary visual artist and painter
Business
- Kaveh Alamouti head of Global Macro Citadel LLC; chief executive officer of Citadel Asset Management Europe
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance, GBE chairman of N Brown Group
- Farad Azima industrialist, inventor and philanthropist
- Camila Batmanghelidjhfounder of failed charity Kids Company
- Darius Guppy convicted fraudster, writer
- Bobby Hashemi co-founder of Coffee Republic
- Sahar Hashemi co-founder of Coffee Republic
- Kia Joorabchian football businessman
- Nasser David Khalili, KSS art dealer and the fifth-wealthiest person in the United Kingdom
- Mahmoud Khayami, KSS industrialist; founder of Iran Khodro
- James Aratoon Malcolm – Iranian-Armenian financier, arms dealer and journalist
- Paris Moayedi former chief executive officer of Jarvis plc
- Farhad Moshiri energy investor; part owner of Everton F.C.
- Ali Parsa former chief executive officer of private healthcare partnership Circle
- Eddy Shah owner of the Messenger Group
- Yasmina Siadatan winner of fifth series of The Apprentice
- Amir Taaki computer programmer and bitcoin developer
- Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz brothers who own the Rotch property group
- Sir Hossein Yassaie Phd Chief Executive Office of semiconductor company Imagination Technologies
- Dan Vahdat co-founder and CTO of Medopad
Entertainment
- Soraya Mafiopera singer
- Cameron Alborzianformer model
- Cyrus Bayandor bass guitarist
- Darius Campbell actor and singer-songwriter
- Emun Elliott actor
- Hichkas rapper, singer-songwriter
- Shirin Guild fashion designer
- Shusha Guppy writer and singer
- Shaheen Jafargholi singer; Britain's Got Talent series 3 contestant
- Yasmin Le Bon model
- Patrick Monahan stand-up comedian
- Kayvan Novak actor; appeared as Waj in the film Four Lions
- Omid 16B disc jockey
- Roxanne Tataei soul singer-songwriter
- Eddy Temple-MorrisXFM disc jockey
- Kavus Torabi musician
- Yasmin musician, full name Yasmin Shahmir
- Sami Yusuf musician
- Zarif musician
Media
- Hossein Amini screenwriter and film director
- Behrouz Afagh head of BBC World Service's Asia Pacific Region
- Christiane Amanpour, CBE journalist
- Nazenin Ansari journalist, former correspondent for Voice of America's Persian News Network
- Saeed Kamali Dehghan staff journalist at The Guardian
- Fardad Farahzad Journalist and TV host Iran International, former BBC Persian
- Nazaneen Ghaffar weather presenter at Sky News
- Tina Gharavi filmmaker and screenwriter
- Kaveh Golestan photojournalist
- Baqer Moin BBC News journalist
- Maryam Moshiri BBC News presenter
- Ramita Navai journalist
- Nima Nourizadeh film director
- Sadeq Saba journalist, head of BBC Persian service
- Sahar Zand television and radio presenter, broadcast journalist and documentary maker
Politics
- Maryam Eslamdoust, General Secretary of the TSSA
- Seema Kennedy former Conservative MP
- Ali Milani Labour Party politician
- Maryam Namazie human-rights activist, commentator and broadcaster
Sports
- Adam Gemili sprinter and footballer
- Aadel Kardooni former Leicester Tigers and England A rugby player
- Nad Narimani mixed martial artist in the UFC
- Josh Navidi Cardiff Blues and Welsh international rugby player
- Kamran Panjavi weightlifter at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Laurence Shahlaei strongman
- Kamal Shalorus professional UFC fighter
- Ryan Tafazolli footballer
- Mehrdad Takaloo boxer
- Dennis Walker footballer of Afro-Iranian descent, first black player to play for Manchester United
Other
- Yasha Asley youngest person in the world to have achieved grade A at Mathematics A-level
- Ali Dizaei senior police officer
- Shirazeh Houshiary Turner Prize-nominated installation artist and sculptor
- Mansour Matloubi poker player
- Behnaz Mozakka terrorism victim
- Ben Roberts poker player