Editing Amir Ansari (section)

{{Infobox person
| name          = Amir Ansari
| image         = AAnsari Xprize 2004.png
| caption       = Amir Ansari at the Ansari X Prize event, 2004
| birth_date    = 1970
| birth_place   = Tehran, Iran
| nationality   = Iranian-American
| alma_mater    = [[George Mason University]]
| occupation    = Engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist
| known_for     = Co-founding Telecom Technologies and Prodea Systems; sponsorship of the [[Ansari X Prize]]
}}

'''Amir Ansari''' (born 1970) is an Iranian-American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is best known as a co-founder of the telecommunications company Telecom Technologies, Inc. and the digital services firm Prodea Systems. Ansari and his family were major sponsors of the [[Ansari X Prize]], a $10 million competition for private spaceflight, and he serves on the board of directors of the [[Xprize Foundation]]. He has been involved in multiple technology ventures and philanthropic initiatives in telecommunications, education, and commercial spaceflight.<ref name="imiranian">{{cite web |title=Amir Ansari |url=https://imiranian.com/amir-ansari/ |website=ImIranian |date=15 March 2011 |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="xprizebio">{{cite web |title=Amir Ansari |url=https://www.xprize.org/about/people/amir-ansari |publisher=XPRIZE Foundation |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref>