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Farhad ( Middle Persian: Frahāt, ), also transliterated Farhat, Ferhad or Farkhad is a Persian name meaning elation or happiness, and may refer to:
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Farhad or Phraates, the name of 5 kings in the Arsacid Empire
- Phraates I of Parthia
- Phraates II of Parthia
- Phraates III of Parthia
- Phraates IV of Parthia
- Phraates V of Parthia
Other people with given name Farhad or Farkhat:
- Farrhad Acidwalla, an Indian entrepreneur
- Farkhad Akhmedov, Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin
- Farhad Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician
- Farhad Badalbeyli, Azerbaijani pianist and composer
- Farkhat Bazarov, Russian footballer
- Farhad Daftary, Ismaili scholar
- Farhad Darya, Afghan singer
- Farhad Fakhreddini, Iranian composer
- Farkhad Gystarov, Russian footballer
- Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager
- Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi, public protester in Chicago
- Farkhad Magametov, Uzbek footballer
- Farhad Majidi, Iranian footballer
- Farhad Manjoo, American journalist and author
- Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer
- Farhad Moshiri, British-Iranian businessman
- Farhad Rahbar, Iranian politician
- Farhad Veliyev, Azerbaijani footballer
Farhād is a famous character in Persian literature and Persian mythology. The story of his love with Shirin is one of the most famous love stories in Persian culture. The most important work about him is Khosrow and Shirin by Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi, but the story was well known in Persian literature long before Nezami. Ferdowsi also narrate the story of Khosrow and Shirin, but in his version, Farhād only plays a minor part. The story of Farhād has Parthian origins. Some writers such as the unknown writer of Mojmal al-tawārīḵ wa’l-qeṣāṣ refer to Farhad as a Kayanian figure. Balʿamī is one of the first writers that refer to Farhad as a Sasanian figure.