List of Famous people named Abbas

Abbas Amiri Moghaddam was an Iranian actor. He made his debut in Fire in Winter in 1984. Two of his most memorable roles were the priest of the Temple of Amun in the drama series Prophet Joseph and Abu-Musa Ashari in the drama series Imam Ali. His last role in a period drama was that of Abdullah ibn Masud in Mokhtarnameh.

Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji was a Somali politician who briefly served as the Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction until he was shot dead in Mogadishu in 2017.

Abbas III reigned 1732–1736; was a son of Shah Tahmasp II and Shahpari Begum of the Safavid dynasty. After the deposition of his father by Nader Khan the infant Abbas was appointed nominal ruler of Iran on 7 September 1732. Nader Khan, who was the real ruler of the country, assumed the positions of deputy of state and viceroy. Abbas III was deposed in March 1736, when Nader Khan had himself crowned as Nader Shah. This marked the official end of the Safavid dynasty. Abbas was sent to join his father in prison in Sabzevar, Khorasan.