Shahkar Bineshpajooh is an Iranian poet, translator, composer, and singer. Bineshpahjooh has performed with orchestras in Europe and North America and translated works from Pablo Neruda and Bertolt Brecht into Persian. He has written several books, some of which have been banned by the Government of Iran
Cyrus Amir-Mokri. In 1981 his family immigrated from Iran following the 1979 Iranian revolution. He was the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Treasury Department. He was a senior legal and policy advisor to the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He attended Harvard, and the University of Chicago, where he concentrated principally on diplomatic and modern Middle Eastern history. Authored a doctoral dissertation on Iranian constitutional history.
Dr. Naderi was borne in Shiraz, Iran. His 36 years at JPL spans systems engineering, technology development, program and project management and satellite communications. He is the recipient of NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal. Three successful missions have orbited or landed on Mars. He contributed to some of America’s most iconic robotic space missions He was the Director for the Solar System Exploration and chairs JPL’s Strategic Management Council.
Farhang Holakouee-Naeinee is a culturally Iranian-American psychologist, sociologist, economist and radio personality. His radio program—hosted in the past by 670 KIRN and currently by Radio Hamrah—offers relationship advice to callers in Persian.
Hamed Esmaeilion is an Iranian-Canadian social activist, author, and dentist. Esmaeilion won Hooshang Golshiri Literary Awards for two of his books, Dr. Datis and Thyme is not Fair. Esmaeilion is president and spokesman of The Association of Victims’ Families of Flight PS752.
Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and former player. During the course of his career, he played for Fath Tehran, Persepolis, Al-Ahli Dubai, Bayern Munich, Qatar SC, Steel Azin, Schalke 04, Tractor Sazi, and the Iran national team for which he scored 38 goals in 127 appearances.
