Yaghmaei, also spelled Yaghmaie, Yaghmae, and Yaghmai, is a large and well known Iranian family descended from Yaghma Jandaghi, a well-known poet living during the time of Mohammad Shah Qajar of the Qajar dynasty in the early 19th century. The Yaghmai family originated from the Khur and Biabanak County of Isfahan and YazdProvince of Iran. Today there are still many members of the family living in that region, while many others throughout the years have moved to other cities of Iran, including Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan, and to many foreign countries as well, especially to the U.S, Canada, European countries and Australia. Yaghma had four sons, of whom three were among renowned literary figures of their time: his first son was Isma'il, who wrote poetry under the pseudonym of Honar. He was born in Khur, Isfahan, studied theology in Kashan to the level of Ijtihad, but resigned from the clergy and became a merchant. He married twice and had ten children. His first daughter, Fātīmeh, married Habīb-ollāh son of Hāj Seīd Mīrzā Ghāzī of the Al-e Davoud family. Second son of Yaghma, Ahmad, wrote poetry under the pseudonym of Safā'ī. The third son, Mirza Ebrāhīm, was also a talented poet and wrote under the pseudonym Dastān. He studied medicine in Tehran and was a companion to many Qajar princes, including Sayf-od-Dowleh and Hesam-ol-Saltaneh. Nowadays the Yaghmai family consists of a significant number of professionals in the fields of science, medicine, literature, entertainment, music, arts, and law. Many of these professionals have made noteworthy contributions to humanity and their respective professions. Dr. Hedayat Yaghmaei, Pediatrician, Dr. Babak Yaghmai, renowned interventional radiologist and Vice-President of Hill Medical Corporation, Dr. Saeed Yaghmai, engineer, Dr. Issa Yaghmai, radiological scientist, Dr. Masoud Yaghmai, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Keyhan Yaghmai, Politician, Eghbal Yaghmaei, writer and translator, Afsaneh Yaghmai, writer and poet, Dr. Keivan Yaghmaei, Radiologist, Kourosh Yaghmaei, singer-songwriter, Kaveh Yaghmaei, singer-songwriter, Dr.yasa Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai, opera singer, Dr. Yasamin Yaghmaee, Pediatric dentist, Dr. Fardin Yaghmaee, Pathologist, Amir Yaghmai, musician, Dr. Cyrus Yaghmai, anesthesiologist, Dr. Ramin Yaghmai, pathologist, Dr. Pedram Yaghmai, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Saman Yaghmai-Aledavoud, director and cinematographer, Houtan Yaghmai, founder and managing attorney of Yaghmai Law Firm, APC and producer, Rosha Yaghmai, fine artist, and Maziar Yaghmaei, Italian writer, Sepandar Yaghmaee, a sponsored American radio broadcaster are to name a few. The patriarch of the family, :fa:حبیب_یغمایی|Dr. Habib Yaghmai, died in 1984, at the age of 83; however, the surviving members of the family number hundreds across the world.
