Following is a list of notable people from Gorgan, the capital of Golestan Province in northern Iran. Notables from Gorgan Contemporary prominent figures Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Musician. Maryam Zandi, Photographer. Historical figures Abd-al-Qaher Jorjani, Grammarian and literary theorist. Mir Damad Gorgani, Zayn al-Din Isma‘il ibn, royal physician Gorgani, Abu Saeed, astronomer and mathematician Gorgani, Rustam, physician Masihi Gorgani, Avicenna's master Ali ibn Mohammed al-Jurjani, encyclopedic writer and theologian Fazlallah Astarabadi, 14th century Islamic mystic and founder of the Hurufi movement Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi, a notable writer, satirist, and one of the pioneering figures of the women's movement of Iran Mayors after the Islamic Revolution, February 1979 onwards Ebrahim Karimi (son of Abbass), holder of B.A. in Theology & Islamic Laws Ebrahim Karimi (son of Abbass), appointed (selected by the Gorgan City Islamic Council), in June 2007, for the 2nd time Famous guests Califs Abbasid Calif Harun Al-Rashid Imam Reza Gorgan