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* [[Zinat Pirzadeh]], comedian |
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* [[Reza Madadi]], professional MMA fighter and convicted criminal. |
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* [[Trita Parsi]], founder and president of the [[National Iranian American Council]] |
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* [[Sheri Nowrozi]], singer |
* [[Sheri Nowrozi]], singer |
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* [[Babak Najafi]], film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer |
* [[Babak Najafi]], film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer |
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Revision as of 09:19, 14 July 2017
Svenskiranier ایرانیان سوئد | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala. | |
| Languages | |
| Swedish, Persian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Luri (See languages of Iran) | |
| Religion | |
| Shi'a Islam, Sunni Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Bahai Faith, Irreligion |
Swedish Iranians consist of people of Iranian nationality who have settled in Sweden, as well as Swedish residents and citizens of Iranian heritage.
There are approximately 63,828 people born in Iran living in Sweden today, as well as 28,600 people born in Sweden with at least one parent born in Iran.[citation needed] They are one of Sweden's largest minorities, accounting for nearly two percent of the population.[citation needed]
The very first wave of Iranian refugees consisted of 5,000 Iranian refugees who fled to Sweden in 1979-1980 most of them were middle-aged, middle-class Pahlavi supporters who were opposing the revolution . When the Iran-Iraq War broke out in 1980, almost 20,000 Iranian citizens found asylum in Sweden. Second generation Iranian Swedes are well-represented in higher education and in some well paying professions like dentistry and engineering.
One-third of Iranians in Sweden live on social assistance, according to an expert in the field of immigration and assimilation.[3] The combination of rigid labor market, generous subsidies, high taxes and a compressed wage structure prevented the Iranians from entering the Swedish labor market.[3]
About 60% percent of them go on to higher education – more than the Swedish average (45 percent)[4] Iranian culture with its emphasis on education may be part of the reason for this. Becoming an engineer or a doctor is a mantra in many families. Abundantly represented minorities amongst the Swedish Iranians, like in other Iranian diaspora nations are Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Armenians and Assyrians.
Swedes of Iranian Descent
- Sara Zahedi, mathematician and winner of European Mathematical Society prize
- Hanif Bali, MP and part of the party executive of the Moderate Party
- Mana Aghaee, poet and writer
- Minoo Akhtarzand, governor of Jönköping County
- William Atashkadeh, professional footballer
- Farzan Athari, fashion model
- Ali Esbati, politician
- Jasmine Kara, singer and songwriter
- Arash Bayat, footballer
- Reza Khelili Dylami, politician in Sweden
- Arash Labaf, platinum-selling artist
- Cameron Cartio, singer
- Mohammad Fazlhashemi, Professor in History of Ideas, Umeå University
- Azita Ghahreman, poet, translator, writer, member of the International PEN
- Saman Ghoddos, international footballer
- Hanni Beronius, beauty queen and Miss Universe Sweden 2012
- Janet Leon, singer
- Akira Corassani, UFC fighter
- Lasse Lindroth, comedian and actor
- Zinat Pirzadeh, comedian
- Reza Madadi, professional MMA fighter and convicted criminal.
- Sheri Nowrozi, singer
- Babak Najafi, film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
- Daniel Rahimi, professional Ice hockey player
- Behrang Safari, Swedish international footballer
- Ilya Salmanzadeh, music producer
- Nima Sanandaji, scientist and author
- Nahid Persson Sarvestani, film director
- Maryam Yazdanfar, Riksdag politician
- Nina Zanjani, actress
- Mika Zibanejad, professional Ice hockey player
- Amin Nazari, professional football player
- Omid Nazari professional football player
- Eddie Razaz, singer
- Sean Banan, (real name Sina Samadi) singer and entertainer
- Arash Pournouri, music manager
- Ardalan Shekarabi, politician
See also
References
- ^ http://www.scb.se/Statistik/BE/BE0101/2011A01B/be0101_Fodelseland_och_ursprungsland.xls
- ^ http://www.scb.se/Statistik/BE/BE0101/2011A01B/be0101_Fodelseland_och_ursprungsland.xls
- ^ a b "Klassresa är möjlig trots hinder". SvD.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/klassresa-ar-mojlig-trots-hinder_6842603.svd
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