Bakhshi

Bakhshi (Persian: بخشی; adjective form of Bakhsh – a type of administrative division of Iran – which in itself is a hyponym of the Persian noun بخش (baxš), meaning part, portion; section; district; fortune) is a Dari,^[1] Persian,^[1][2] Pakistani,^[1] and Indian^[1][2] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Esmail Bakhshi (born 1983), Iranian political prisoner
• Enayatollah Bakhshi (born 1945), Iranian veteran actor
• Jon Bakhshi (born 19??), American restaurateur of Iranian Jewish descent
• Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi (born 1986), Afghan judoka
• Rajan Bakhshi (born 19??), Indian Army General officer
• Rena Bakhshi (born 1981), Dutch computer scientist
• Sandeep Bakhshi (born 1960/61), Indian banker

See also

• Bakshi