North Tehran
North Tehran is a wealthy region in Tehran, Iran. North Tehran is known as an area of liberal Iranians who wear more moderate clothing and have more secular ideas.[1][2]
People from North Tehran
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, politician, former President of Iran
- Mohammad Khatami, politician, former President of Iran[3]
- Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, politician, former chairman of parliament
- Ruhollah Khomeini, politician, deceased Supreme Leader of Iran[4]
- Marjane Satrapi, graphic novelist, author of Persepolis[5]
- Komeil Bahmanpour, entrepreneur, president and co-founder of Chortkeh[6]
References
- ^ Buzbee, Sally. "Tehran: Split Between Liberal, Hard-Line." Associated Press via Washington Post. Thursday 4 October 2007.
- ^ Hundley, Tom. "Pro-reform Khatami appears victorious after 30 million Iranians cast votes.." Chicago Tribune. 8 June 2001.
- ^ Majd, Hooman. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. Doubleday. 2008. ISBN 978-0-385-52334-9. 17.
- ^ Majd, Hooman. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. Doubleday. 2008. ISBN 978-0-385-52334-9. 217.
- ^ Satrapi, Marjane. The Complete Persepolis. Pantheon Books. 253.
- ^ "Komeil Bahmanpour". Google. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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