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Iranians in Malaysia

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The Iranian Malaysians consists of people of full or partial Iranian descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Iranians in Malaysia comprised a large numbers of students, expatriates and business owners.

Migration history

As of 2011, there were approximately 60,000 Iranians studying or working. They have shares on 2,000 Malaysian businesses and occupy about 15,000 spots in Malaysian universities. The reason many Iranians migrate to Malaysia is due to their detest to the Iranian government, and the Iranians are known as the largest participants on Malaysia My Second Home programme.

References

Iranians in Malaysia Wikipedia