Farhang Sharif

Farhang Sharif (; – 7 September 2016) was an Iranian musician and renowned tar player.

Biography Farhang Sharif began learning music from his father at a young age. He learned to play the tar from Abdolhossein Shahnazi and Morteza Neidavoud, two masters who lived during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods. As a result, he performed his first radio solo at the age of 12. Sharif has collaborated with notable musicians such as Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Akbar Golpayegani, Gholam Hossein Banan, Iraj and Mahmoud Khansari. He is one of the most cherished classical Persian musicians whose oeuvre appeals to thousands of Persian and non-Persian lovers of classical Persian music.

Achievements Sharif was awarded the first rank badge of art equal to doctorate degree, by President Mohammad Khatami.