Iranian rock refers to rock music produced by Iranian artists. Rock music has been popular in Iran since 1960s, with the emergence of singers such as Kourosh Yaghmaei, Farhad Mehrad, Fereydoon Foroughi and Habib Mohebian, but was largely forgotten after the Iranian Revolution. Like most rock styles, electric guitar and bass guitar and drums are the main instruments in this type of music. In some groups, keyboard and piano are very important.
Kaveh Rezaei is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sepahan and the Iran national team.
Younes Sarmasti is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze in the Asian Championships 2015. Sarmasti also won a gold medal in Junior Worlds 2013 and Takhti Cup 2015.
Order of Service is an Iranian state general order. For the first time, it was established and awarded during the Pahlavi dynasty and during the reign of Reza Shah. After Iranian Revolution it was re-established by "Council of Iran Ministers" in November 21, 1990. The order has three classes. According to Article 12 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Service awarded by President of Iran to recognize "achieving distinguished success" in one of the following:
- Truly and consistent efforts in accomplishing responsibility and servitude
- Aiding the oppressed and deprived people
Order of Courage or Bravery is an Iranian state general order established by "The Council of Iran Ministers" on November 21, 1990. The order has three classes. According to Article 14 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Courage awarded by President of Iran to recognize "courage, a high class characteristic of human in achieving distinguished success" in one of the following:
- Volunteer to accomplish a difficult task which is critical for the country
- Accepting a serious state mission or a social duty that is accompanied by potential threats
- Opportune use of physical power and skills to reach a high goal
Order of Culture and Art is an Iranian state general order established by "Council of Iran Ministers" on November 21, 1990 and modified on June 27, 2007. The order has three classes and awarded by President of Iran. According to Article 17 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Culture and Art is awarded to those who "facilitate theirs thinking, passions and emotions to express deep Islamic and humanitarian concepts and to spread culture" in one of the following ways:
- Disseminating rich Islamic culture and eliminating society from foreign decadent culture
- Expanding the theoretical and disciplinary foundations of religious education
- Expanding national culture and revitalizing valuable social traditions
- Expressing creativity and presenting exquisite works of art or literature
- Pay particular attention to the country's cultural, artistic or literary heritage, so as to be effective in its restoration, preservation and utilization
- Introducing, describing, explaining, critiquing and presenting one of the artistic or literary disciplines internationally
- Inventing a new style in one of the artistic or literary disciplines
- Promote a culture of sacrifice and martyrdom in the community
- Creating remarkable and valuable artworks to convey the ideals and values of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense to future generations
Kaveh Afagh is an Iranian singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist as well as an actor and painter.
Ali Zand is an Iranian karateka. was born in 1999 in Arak. Karate can be seen from the age of four under the supervision of his coach and he is active in the Shitorio style. He has been in the national team camps since 2008, and together with his teammates won the first Iranian Men's Kata Team Adult Medal in the Karate World Championships in Madrid in 2018.
Payam Salehi, is an Iranian singer and guitarist, and is a founder and main member of the band Arian.
Reza Moatarian is an Iranian photojournalist.
Ali Osat Hashemi is an Iranian reformist politician. He was born 1958 in Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. He was the Deputy Minister of Iran's Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare and the head of the Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization, from 2019 to 2021.
Behran Alavi is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for a Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.
Payam Ghobadi Oughaz is Iranian-born Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who currently plays for the Azerbaijani national taekwondo team.
Bijan Bijani is an Iranian singer and calligrapher. His most famous work is the song "The Concealment of the Heart".
Alireza Esteki, one of the champions and coaches of boxing and bodybuilding, is the coach of the Iranian national boxing team.
Maral Baniadam is an Iranian theatre, cinema and television actress.
Parisa Farshidi is a Taekwondo practitioner from Iran.
