Rostami

Rostami or Rustami or Rostamian (from Persian: رستمي) is a Persian family name that refers to the ancient Persian hero called Rostam. The ancient monuments of Naqsh-e Rustam and The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) narrate all about Rostam The Invincible. Both Rostam (as a first name) and Rostami (as a family name) are popular in many regions of the Middle East (mainly in Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and might be found in Asia (for instance in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and even in Malaysia or Indonesia).

Naghshe Rostam 1200 BC

Rostam Inscription

People

• Rostam Farrokhzād (b. 636), a Persian nobleman (army chief)
• Abbas Kia Rostami (b. 1940), the renowned film director and producer
• Shahram Rostami (b. 1948), a victories fighter pilot in the Iran-Iraq War (fighter ace)
• Prof Amin Rostami-Hodjegan (b. 1964) co-director of CAPKR at the University of Manchester
• Jamil Rostami (b. 1971), Iranian film director
• Mohammad Rostami (b. 1985), Iranian footballer
• Kianoush Rostami (b. 1991), Iranian weightlifter (the Olympic medallist)
• Rahim Rostami (b. 1991), Kurdish asylum seeker
• Amir Hossien Rostami, Iranian actor
• Selin Rostami, American Swimmer
• Mohammad Rostami Safa, Industrial executive/ leader
• Prof. Haroun Rostami, Iranian American dentist
• Dr. Soheila Rostami, Iranian American surgeon
• Arash Rostami, Pop singer
• Amin Rostami, Pop singer
• Nasrin Rostami, Iranian American bank manager (San Diego Trust Bank)
• Prof. Mustafa Rostami, Biomedical Engineer (Amirkabir Uni.)
• Abbas Rostamian, The Iranian art master

Places

• Rostami, Bushehr, Bushehr Province
• Rostami, Bu ol Kheyr, Bushehr Province
• Rostami, Delvar, Bushehr Province
• Rostami, Hormozgan
• Rostami, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
• Naqsh-e Rustam
• Chah-e Rostami
• Kalateh-ye Hajji Rostami
• Rostamabad, Gilan Province