Rostami (surname)

Rostami or Rustami or Rostamian (from Persian: رستمي) is a family name that refers to the ancient Persian hero called Rostam.^[1] The ancient monuments of Naqsh-e Rustam and The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) describe Rostam The Invincible.^[2] Both Rostam (as a first name) and Rostami (as a family name) are popular in many regions of the Middle East and can also be found in Asia. A related name is Rustemi.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Abu Sa'id al-Rustami (fl. 10th century), poet in the Buyid amirate
• Kamal Khan Rustami (fl. 1649), poet in the Sultanate of Bijapur
• Abbas Kia Rostami (1940–2016), Iranian film director and producer
• Jamil Rostami (born 1971), Iranian film director
• Kianoush Rostami (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter
• Mohammad Rostami (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Morteza Rostami (born 1980), Iranian taekwondo athlete
• Rahim Rostami (born 1991), Kurdish asylum seeker
• Rouhollah Rostami, Iranian Paralympic powerlifter
• Shahram Rostami (born 1948), Iranian fighter pilot