Zarif

Zarif (Persian: ظریف, leterally "delicate") is a surname may refer to:

  • Mohammad Javad Zarif (born 1960), Iranian foreign minister
  • Houshang Zarif (born 1938), Iranian master musician and renowned tar player
  • Farhad Zarif (born 1983), Iranian volleyball player
  • Zarif (singer), British singer-songwriter of Anglo-Scottish-Iranian descent
  • Munawar Zarif (1940–1976), Pakistani comedian and film actor
  • Farid Zarif (born 1951), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative
  • Omar Zarif (born 1978), Argentine football midfielder
  • Jorge Zarif (born 1992), Brazilian sailor
  • Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif (1942–2007), Afghan politician
  • See also

  • Zarif (given name)
  • Zarif (given name)

    Zarif is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "elegant" (the feminine equivalent is Zarifa).

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    Zarif (singer)

    Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif or Mona Lisa Veto, is a British singer-songwriter of Anglo-Scottish-Iranian descent whose music incorporates soul, funk, and pop. She performs with a nine-piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.

    Early life

    Zarif grew up in Harrow, London with her Scottish father and her Iranian mother. As a child, Zarif loved listening to music and some of her favourite artists are Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Aretha Franklin. She wrote her first song as an entry to a Blue Peter competition and formed a girl band with her friends called Girls of Tomorrow. Zarif was educated at North London Collegiate and went onto study at University College London, where she graduated with a human sciences degree.

    Music career

    Zarif started her career performing in a series of venues in London in the city's soul singer-songwriter open mic circuit. The Nextmen saw her at one of these gigs and asked her to perform on three tracks on their album This Was Supposed to Be the Future as well as tour with them during mid 2007. At another of her open mic gigs, Zarif was spotted by a talent scout from Sony BMG. She was signed to RCA Records in 2007, performed with John Legend, and supported Taio Cruz and Chris Brown. She has performed live on BBC Radio 2, BBC London and GMTV.

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