Assyrians in Iran

Assyrians in Iran

The once thriving Assyrian community in Iran was diminished from around 200,000 at the close of the 20th century to a mere 15,000 to 20,000 (total population of Iran is estimated at 68,017,860).

In addition to Assyrian communities found in major urban centers such as Tehran, there are also Assyrian villages in the area of Urmia in northern Iran. [http://countrystudies.us/iran/58.htm]

Assyrians are entitled to one reserved seat in the Iranian Parliament, that was procured by George Malek-Yonan. The seat is currently occupied by Yonathan Betkolia (elected in 2000, reelected in 2004), and before him by Shamshoon Maqsudpour. Other prior representatives were Wilson Betmasour, Homer Ashurian, and William Ebrahimi.

History

armies.Iran A Country Study By Federal Research Division - Page 128]

Religious communities

* Assyrian Church of the East
* Assyrian Church of the East's Holy Synod
* Chaldean Church of Babylon
* Assyrian Evangelical Church
* Assyrian Pentecostal Church

Famous Assyrians from Iran

* Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005
* Mike Agassi, Olympic boxer and father of Andre Agassi
* George Malek-Yonan, procured a seat in the Iranian Parliament for Assyrians
* Rosie Malek Yonan, actor, author and activist
* Evan Agassi, music artist

:"The following are Assyrians from the Sanaya region "
*Mar Youhannan Semaan Issayi, Archbishop of Assyro-Chaldean Metropolitan Tehran
* Dr. Estiphan Panoussi, Professor, Researcher , Linguist
* Albert Bavi, General Manager of Power & Water, Tehran Division
* Paul Caldani, Composer, Writer, Music Researcher
* Dr. Younan Nowzaradan,M.D., F.A.C.S. General and Vascular surgeon,specializing in laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

* Dr. Philip Nowzaradan, M.D. A Family Doctor, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
* Fred Khachik, Chemist ,Research scientist,professor .
* Cyrus Adari , M.D., Researcher.
* Villard Salibi, Designer, Artist

ee also

* Armenian-Iranians
* Christians in Iran
* Ethnic minorities in Iran
* List of Assyrian settlements
* Religious minorities in Iran

Bibliography

* Eden Naby, “The Assyrians of Iran: Reunification of a ‘Millat,’ 1906-1914” International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 8. (1977) Pp. 237-249
* Eden Naby, “The Iranian Frontier Nationalities: The Kurds, the Assyrians, the Baluch and the Turkmens,”Soviet Asian Ethnic Frontiers, ed.by McCagg and Silver (New York, Pergamon Press, 1979).
* Eden Naby, “World War I and the Displacement of Iranian Assyrians in Azarbaijan,” IRAN: The First World War and the Emergence of the Modern State, Edited by Touraj Atabaki.
* Eden Naby, “Christian Assyrian Architecture of Iran,” News – Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions (Spring 1998) vol. 5, no. 2, p. 7, 10.

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