Yazdani (surname)

Yazdani (Persian: یزدانی) derived from the ancient Persian word Yazdan, meaning deity.^[1] Thus Yazdani means belonging to the deity.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Bobby Yazdani (born 1963), Iranian-American entrepreneur and investor
• Dariush Yazdani (born 1977), Iranian footballer
• Golam Yazdani (1917–2009), Bengali politician in India
• Ghulam Yazdani (1885–1962), Bengali historian and archaeologist in India
• Haji Kazim Yazdani, Afghani historical researcher
• Hassan Yazdani (born 1994), Iranian wrestler
• Kausar Yazdani (1935–2011), Indian Islamic scholar
• Raushan Yazdani (1918-1967), Bengali poet and researcher
• Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan (died 1981), Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• Reza Yazdani (born 1984), Iranian wrestler
• Reza Yazdani (singer) (born 1973), Iranian singer
• Sattar Yazdani (born 1949), Iranian singer
• Siavash Yazdani (born 1992), Iranian association footballer
• Keavan Yazdani (born 1993), Iranian-Filipino Canadian visual artist.