Leo Barjesteh

Ferydoun (Leo) Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn with wife Sahar Khosrovani and son Shayan at Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association Gala.

Leonardus Alexander Ferydoun "Leo" Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn (born 18 October 1962 in Rotterdam)[1] is a Dutch-Persian historian, publisher and museum director.

In 1988 Barjesteh established his publishing firm, specialising in history, culture and genealogy.[2] He is also co-founder (2000) and since 2017 president of the International Qajar Studies Association and has been editor-in-chief of its journal (Qajar Studies) since the first issue in 2000.[3] Also in 2000, he was (together with Jan Bomans, lieutenant colonel Eppo Brongers and Ad Vermeulen) one of the initiators of the monument for Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange (1687-1711) at the Moerdijk.[4]

  1. ^ "The Bolourforoush(an) Family". barjesteh.nl.
  2. ^ "Stambomen Bekende Rotterdammers Verzameld". Het Vrije Volk. No. 13361. 19 December 1990.
  3. ^ "The Qajar Royal family of Iran thrives in a modern world". en.azvision.az.
  4. ^ Krol, Hans (Mar 12, 2012). "In memoriam JAN ARNOLD BOMANS / MIA SNELDER". Retrieved Jul 29, 2020.