The Hazara people in Iran are also referred to as Barbari (), or Khāwari (). Over many years, due to political unrest in Afghanistan, some Hazaras have migrated to Iran. The local Hazara population is estimated to be around 500,000, with at least one-third having spent more than half their lives in Iran. Before Iran was forced to relinquish the Herat region according to the Treaty of Paris in 1857 during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah, the country possessed a much larger part of Greater Khorasan. One of the tribes that roamed this area prior to the cession was the Hazaras. After the border between Iran and Afghanistan was drawn, the tribe settled on both sides of the border. The leadership of this tribe at the end of the Qajar period and during the Pahlavi period was held by Muhammad Yusuf Khan Hazara, known as "Sulat al-Sultanah Hazara." He was a Sunni Hazara, a politician, and the first Sunni representative in the Iranian Parliament, as well as the only Sunni Iranian to represent Mashhad in the history of Iran's legislatures.
The Hazara people in Iran are also referred to as Barbari () or Khāwari () Over many years due to political unrest in Afghanistan some Hazaras have migrated to Iran The local Hazara population is estimated to be around 500000 with at least one-third having spent more than half their lives in Iran Before Iran was forced to relinquish the Herat region according to the Treaty of Paris in 1857 during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah the country possessed a much larger part of Greater Khorasan One of the tribes that roamed this area prior to the cession was the Hazaras After the border between Iran and Afghanistan was drawn the tribe settled on both sides of the border The leadership of this tribe at the end of the Qajar period and during the Pahlavi period was held by Muhammad Yusuf Khan Hazara known as "Sulat al-Sultanah Hazara" He was a Sunni Hazara a politician and the first Sunni representative in the Iranian Parliament as well as the only Sunni Iranian to represent Mashhad in the history of Iran's legislatures