Successful Iranians in Exile

[Varyag]

Not world famous, but one of Norway's most popular actors/comediennes was born in Teheran in 1978 as Forozan Sagogi Nazer. She was one of the last adoptive children from Iran given to non-muslim adoptive parents.

She's as Norwegian as anyone as far as I'm concerned, and her name is Lisa Tønne.

[Liberator]

Newsmaker: Microsoft security chief looks beyond Vista



News.com: The responsibility for protecting Windows systems against ever-increasing threats is in new hands.

Ben Fathi, a software engineer by trade, took over from Mike Nash as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Technology Unit on June 1. Nash is on sabbatical.

The change is part of a recent shakeup in Microsoft's executive ranks, which also put someone new in charge of Windows http://news.com.com/2008-7355_3-6083094 ... &subj=news