Bakhtiar
Bachtiar (also written Bachtijar , Baqtijar or Bakhtiar , more rarely Bachtijor ) is a male given name common in Iran, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The following people have this name:
- Bakhtiyar Schachabutdinowitsch Akhmedov (* 1987), Russian wrestler
- Baqtijar Artajew (* 1983), Kazakh boxer
- Bakhtiar Baiseitow (* 1971), Kazakh wrestler
- Bachtijor Chudoinasarow (1965-2015), Russian-taschikischer Director
- Bakhtiyor Ichtiyarov (* 1940), Uzbek actor
- Bakhtiyar Mamirow (* 1981), Kazakh racing cyclist
Bachtiar is the family name of the following people:
- Laila Bachtiar (* 1971), Austrian visual artist
- Shapur Bakhtiar (1914–1991), Iranian politician, last Prime Minister appointed by the Shah
- Teymur Bachtiar (1914–1970), Iranian general and first chief intelligence officer of the SAVAK from 1957 to 1961
See also:
- Soraya Esfandiari Bachtiari, also called Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari , (1932-2001), from 1951 to 1958 Empress of Persia
- the people of the Bakhtiars