Iraj Maani

Iraj Maani (born June 1985 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian mountaineer. He started his climbing career when he was 15 years old. He has climbed his first Eight-thousander as a member of Iran's national mountaineering team. He is a member of the youth committee of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation.

Maani tried to make his first winter ascend of Nanga Parbat in 2014/2015 in a joint summit attempt between Iranian team and the Spanish climber Alex Txikon. However this attempt was not successful due to really bad weather conditions.