Manuchehr (name)

Manuchehr, Manuchar, Manuchihr, or Manouchehr (Persian: منوچهر, Manūčehr, Middle Persian: Manōčihr, Avestan: Manuščiθra) is a Persian male given name meaning "Heaven's face". It consists of two parts Manu (Manou), which means "Heaven" in the old Persian language; and Chehr, which means "face".

• Manuchehr, mythical hero from Shahnameh.
• Manuchehr I, Manuchehr II and Manuchehr III, the 11th, 17th and 19th shahs of medieval Shirvan
• Manuchihr, king of Ziyarids
• Manuchehr Anvar (born 1928), Persian writer
• Manuchehr Ashtiani (1930–2020), Iranian sociologist
• Manuchehr Eliasi (born 1946), Iranian Member of Parliament
• Manuchehr Ghorbanifar (born 1945), Iranian arms dealer
• Manuchehr Jamali (1929–2012), Iranian philosopher
• Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov, Pamiri human rights activist
• Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Iranian-American academic

• Manouchehr Ahmadov (born 1992), Tajik footballer
• Manouchehr Arianpour (1929–2021), Iranian translator
• Manouchehr Atashi (1931–2005), Persian poet
• Manouchehr Azmoun (1930–1979), Iranian politician
• Manouchehr Bahmani (born 1951), Iranian boxer
• Manouchehr Boroumand (1934–2017), Iranian weightlifter
• Manouchehr Eghbal (1909–1977), Prime Minister of Iran
• Manouchehr Esmaeili (1939–2022), Iranian voice actor
• Manouchehr Farid, Iranian actor
• Manouchehr Fasihi (born 1940), Iranian diver
• Manouchehr Ganji (born 1931), Iranian politician
• Manouchehr Khan Gorji (died 1847), Iranian official
• Manouchehr Habibi (born 1971), Iranian politician
• Manouchehr Hakim (died 1981), Iranian physician and anatomist
• Manouchehr Hashemi (1918–2007), Iranian intelligence officer
• Manouchehr Khosrodad (1927–1979), Iranian military officer
• Manouchehr Mahamadi (born 1956), Iranian film producer
• Manouchehr Mottaki (born 1953), Iranian Government Minister
• Manouchehr Parchami (born 1952), Iranian water polo player
• Manouchehr Shafaei (born 1949), Iranian human rights activist
• Manouchehr Sotoudeh (1913–2016), Iranian geographer
• Manouchehr Taslimi (1923–1998), Iranian academic
• Manouchehr Vazifekhah (1940–1980), Iranian security officer
• Manouchehr Vossough (1944–2022), Iranian actor and film producer
• Manouchehr Yektai (1921–2019), Iranian-American painter

• Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (born 1990), Tajik football player
• Manuchekhr Safarov (born 2001), Tajik footballer

(Variant of the name used in the Republic of Georgia)

• Manuchar I Dadiani (died 1611), Georgian prince
• Manuchar II Jaqeli (1557–1614), Georgian noble
• Manuchar III Jaqeli (1591–1625), Georgian noble
• Manuchar, Prince of Abkhazia, prince of the Principality of Abkhazia
• Manuchar Kvirkvelia (born 1978), Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Manuchar Machaidze (born 1949), Georgian footballer
• Manuchar Markoishvili (born 1986), Georgian basketballer
• Manuchar Tskhadaia (born 1985), Georgian wrestler

(used mainly in Armenian surnames)

• Armen Manucharyan (born 1995), Armenian footballer
• Ashot Manucharyan (born 1954), Armenian teacher
• Edgar Manucharyan (born 1987), Armenian footballer
• Nina Manucharyan (1885–1972), Armenian film actress