Rostami or Rustami or Rostamian (from Persian: رستمي) is a family name that refers to the ancient Persian hero called Rostam.[1] The ancient monuments of Naqsh-e Rustam and The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) describe Rostam The Invincible.[2] Both Rostam (as a first name) and Rostami (as a family name) are popular in many regions of the Middle East and can also be found in Asia. A related name is Rustemi.
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Notable people with the surname include:
- Abbas Kia Rostami (1940–2016), Iranian film director and producer
- Jamil Rostami (born 1971), Iranian film director
- Kianoush Rostami (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter
- Mohammad Rostami (born 1985), Iranian footballer
- Morteza Rostami (born 1980), Iranian taekwondo athlete
- Rahim Rostami (born 1991), Kurdish asylum seeker
- Rouhollah Rostami, Iranian Paralympic powerlifter
- Shahram Rostami (born 1948), Iranian fighter pilot
See also
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- Rostam (the hero)
- Rostam (name)
- Rostami (disambiguation)
References
edit- ^ Ferdowsi, Hakim Abolqasem (2016). Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings. Washington. ISBN 9780143108320.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ferdowsi, Abolqasem (2016). The Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh). United Kingdom: Penguin Books. ISBN 0143108328.
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