He is one of the oppositions of current Iranian government.Nizam al-Mulk, 1018 – ۱۴ October 1092; celebrated Persian scholar and vizier of the Seljuq Empire,Al-Hurr al-Aamili, Shia scholar and muhaddith,Al-Ghazali, 1058–۱۱۱۱; Islamic theologian, jurist, philosopher, cosmologist, psychologist and mystic of Persian origin,Timur Shah Durrani, Emir of Afghanistan 1772-1793,Ali al-Sistani, born approximately August 4, 1930; Twelver Shi’a marja residing in Iraq since 1951,Hossein Vahid Khorasani, born in 1924; Iranian Twelver Shi’a Marja,Abu Muslim Khorasani, c. 700–۷۵۵; Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Khorasani, Abbasid general of Persian origin,Shahrukh (Timurid dynasty), August 20, 1377 – March 12, 1447; ruler of the eastern portion of the empire established by the Central Asian warlord Timur (Tamerlane),Goharshad, Persian noble and wife of Shāh Rukh, the emperor of the Timurid Dynasty of Herāt,Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, born August 23, 1961 in Torghabeh, near Mashhad; the current Mayor of Tehran, Iran,Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi, Conservative political strategist and popular television personality in the Islamic Republic of Iran,Saeed Jalili, born 1965 in Mashhad; Iranian politician and the present secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,Abolfazl Beyhaqi, 995–۱۰۷۷; a Persian historian and author,Abusa’id Abolkhayr, December 7, 967 – January 12, 1049 / Muharram ul Haram 1, 357 – Sha’aban 4, 440 AH; famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition,Anvari, 1126–۱۱۸۹, one of the greatest Persian poets,Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, 1928, Mashhad, Iran – ۱۹۹۰, Tehran, Iran; a Persian poet,Mohammad-Taghi Bahar, November 6, 1884, Mashhad, Iran – April 22, 1951; Tehran, Iran,Asadi Tusi, born in Tus, Iranian province of Khorasan, died 1072 Tabriz, Iran; Persian poet of Iranian national epics,Abū Ja’far al-Khāzin, 900–۹۷۱; Persian astronomer and mathematician from Khorasan,Abū al-Wafā’ Būzjānī, ۱۰ June 940 – ۱ July 998; Persian mathematician and astronomer,Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, ۱۱۳۵–۱۲۱۳; Persian mathematician and astronomer of the Islamic Golden Age (during the Middle Ages),Jābir ibn Hayyān, c. 721 in Tus – c. 815 in Kufa; prominent polymath: a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geologist, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist and physician,Reza Kianian, born July 17, 1951 in Mashhad, Iran, Iranian actor,Ovanes Ohanian, ?–۱۹۶۱ Tehran; Armenian-Iranian filmmaker who established the first film school in Iran,Homayoun Shajarian, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian’s son, born May 21, 1975; renowned Persian classical music vocalist, as well as a Tombak and Kamancheh player,Hamid Motebassem, born 1958 in Mashhad, Iranian musician and tar and setar player,Noureddin Zarrinkelk, born 1937 in Mashhad, Iran; renowned Iranian animator, concept artist, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, layout artist, photographer, script writer and sculptor,Reza Attaran, born 31 March 1968 in Mashhad; Iranian actor and director,Hamed Behdad, born 17 November 1973 in Mashhad, Iran; Iranian actor,Marshall Manesh, born 16 August 1950 in Mashhad; Iranian-American actor,Navid Negahban, born 2 June 1968 in Mashhad; Iranian-American actor,Mahdi Bemani Naeini, born November 3, 1968; Iranian film director, cinematographer, TV cameraman and photographer,Rafi Pitts, born 1967 in Mashhad, Iran; internationally acclaimed Iranian film director,Javad Jalali, born 30 May 1977 in Mashhad, Iranian Photographer and Cinematographer,Iran Darroudi, born September 2, 1936 in Mashhad; Iranian artist,Mohsen Namjoo, born 1976 in Torbat-e-Jaam; Iranian singer-songwriter, author, musician, and setar player,Mitra Hajjar, born February 4, 1977; Iranian actress,Abū al-Wafā’ al-Būzjānī, ۱۰ June 940 – ۱ July 998; Persian mathematician and astronomer,Anousheh Ansari, born 12 September 1966; the Iranian-American co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, Inc and a spaceflight participant with the Russian space program,Heshmat Mohajerani, born January, 1936 in Mashhad, Iran; Iranian football coach, manager, and former player,Khodadad Azizi, born June 22, 1971 in Mashhad, Iran; retired professional football striker,Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, born June 30, 1980 in Mashhad; Iranian professional football player,Hossein Badamaki, Iranian professional football player,Mohammad Mansouri, Iranian professional football player,Reza Enayati, Iranian professional football player,Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch professional football player,Kia Zolgharnain, Iranian-American former Futsaler/Indoor soccer player,Mohsen Ghahramani, Iranian football referee,Hasan Kamranifar, Iranian football referee,Hossein Sokhandan, Iranian football referee,Amir Reza Khadem, born February 10, 1970 in Mashhad, wrestler,Rasoul Khadem, born February 17, 1972 in Mashhad, wrestler,Maryam Sedarati, athlete, Iran record holder in women high jump for three decades,Abolfazl Safavi, Iran professional football player for Aboumoslem team in Takhte Jamshid League; He was later executed in prison by the Iranian regime in 1982 for his affiliation with Iranian opposition, the MEK,Abbas Golmakani, World’s wrestling champion during the 1950s,Ali Akbar Fayyaz, a renowned historian of early Islam and literary critic, founder of the School of Letters and Humanities at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mahmoud Khayami, born 1930 in Mashhad, Iran; Iranian born industrialist and philanthropist, of French nationality.Hossein Sabet, Iranian businessman and Persian carpet dealer who owns Sabet International Trading Co.Hesam Kolahan, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.