Ali-Akbar Farahani

{{Short description|Iranian musician}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ali-Akbar Farahani

| image = Āghā Ali-Akbar.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| birth_date = Between 1821 and 1827

| birth_place = Farahan, Qajar Iran

| death_date = Between 1857 and 1862

| death_place = Tehran, Qajar Iran

| birth_name =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Musician
• tar player

}}

| known_for = Radif of Persian traditional music

| children = Mirza Abdollah, Mirza Hossein-Qoli

}}

Āghā Ali-Akbar Farahani ({{langx|fa|آقا علی‌اکبر فراهانی}}), known as Agha Ali Akbar ({{lang|fa|آقا على‌اكبر}}), was a notable and well known musician of Persian traditional music and tar and setar player in 19th century Persia. He was leading the musicians in the court of Naser al-Din Shah in the early years of Naser al-Din Shah's reign. He was the father of two significant musicians, Mirza Abdollah and Mirza Hossein-Qoli, and the paternal grandfather of another outstanding musician, Ahmad Ebadi, Mirza Abdollah's son, and Ali-Akbar Shahnazi. He died in Iran in January 1862.

==References==

• Farahani, Mehdi, A glimpse to Agha AliAkbar's life, Mahoor Music Quarterly, Vol.21, No 82, Winter 2019, P. 100
• Haghighat, A., Honarmandan e Irani az Aghaz ta Emrooz, Koomesh Publication, 2004, (in Persian)
• Khaleghi, R., Sargozasht e Musighi e Iran, Ferdowsi Publication, 1955, (in Persian)
• 1 [http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=179557 Iran submits two documents for registration on UNESCO list], Tehran Times.