JAMSHĒD or JamshīdIn Early New Persian there are two long vowels "ē" and "ī" which are both shown by the Perso-Arabic letter "ی". Their distinction is lost in western varieties of Persian (spoken in Iran), but more or less preserved in eastern varieties (spoken in Afghanistan and Central Asia). (Kurdish: Cemşîd, , ), also spelled as Jamshed, Jamshid, Jamshaid, Jamsheed, Cemşid, Jamshet, or Jamset, is a Persian masculine given name. It is derived from Jamshid, a mythical king from Iranian history. Jamshid is a common name in Iran, Central Asia and among Muslims and Parsis of South Asia. It may refer to the following:
Given name Jamshid Shah Miri (died 1343), second Sultan of Kashmir Jamshid Afshar, Iranian fighter pilot Jamshid Amouzegar (1923–2016), Iranian politician Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film actor Jamshed Anwar (born 1974), Pakistani footballer Jamshid Behnam (1928–2021), Iranian writer Jamshed Bharucha (born 1956), Indian-American educator Jamshed Dasti (born 1972), Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Jamshid Delshad (born 1940), Iranian-American politician Jamshid Eshaghi (1961–2026), Iranian brigadier general Jamshid Giunashvili (1931–2017), Georgian linguist, Iranologist, researcher, author, and diplomat Jamshyd Godrej, billionaire Indian industrialist Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1783–1859), Indian merchant and philanthropist Jamshid Karimov (born 1967), Uzbek journalist Jamshid Kashani (c. 1380 – 1429), Iranian medieval mathematician Jamshid Maharramov (born 1983), Azerbaijani footballer Jamshid Momtaz (born 1949), Iranian academic Jamshid Nakhchivanski (1895–1938), Imperial Russian, Azerbaijani, and Soviet military commander Jamshid Nassiri (born 1959), Iranian footballer Jamshid Sharmahd (1955–2024), Iranian-German software engineer Jamsetji Tata (1839–1904), Indian industrial pioneer Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929–2024), Sultan of Zanzibar Junaid Jamshed (1964–2016), Pakistani singer Nasir Jamshed (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (1914–2008), Field Marshal of the Indian Army
See also Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum Jamshed Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Jamshedpur, India
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