Iravani Explained

Iravani (Persian: ایروانی; lit. "from Iravan", aka, Yerevan) is a common surname in Iran,^[1] Azerbaijan and to a much lesser extent in the rest of the Caucasus.

People

• Haji-Mollah Abbas Iravani, other name of Haji Mirza Aqasi, prime minister of Qajar Iran between 1835-1848
• Mehdi Vaez-Iravani, Iranian scientist
• Reza Iravani, Iranian-Canadian professor
• Fazil Iravani, Second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
• Mirza Kadym Irevani, Azerbaijani ornamentalist artist and portraitist, founder of Azerbaijani panel painting

See also

• Sardar Iravani, a title assumed by the last khan (governor) of the Erivan Khanate of Persia, which also became the eponymous namesake of the Qajar "Sardari Iravani" royal family branch.

Notes and References

1. Babak Rezvani. Ethno-territorial conflict and coexistence in the caucasus, Central Asia and Fereydan Amsterdam University Press, 15 mrt. 2014 p 173