{{Short description|Iranian pop music singer and actor (1941–2026)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Sources|date=March 2026}} {{Cleanup rewrite|date=October 2021}} {{Expand Persian|topic=bio|nodoc=yes}} }} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Aref | image = Aref Arefkia, Nowruz 2019 BBC Farsi special program.jpg | image_upright = | caption = Aref in 2019 | native_name = عارف | native_name_lang = fa | birth_name = Aref Arefkia | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|8|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|3|20|1941|8|10|df=y}} | death_place = | genre = | occupation = Singer, actor | years_active = 1963–2026 | label = | website = {{url|arefrecords.com/}} }}
'''Aref Arefkia''' ({{langx|fa|عارف عارفکیا}}; 10 August 1941 – 20 March 2026), known by the mononym '''Aref''' ({{Lang|fa|عارف}}; also romanized as ''Āref''), was an Iranian pop music singer and actor.<ref name="arefrecords1">{{cite web |url=http://arefrecords.com/aref-biography/ |title=Aref Arefkia Official Website |access-date=June 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727111321/http://arefrecords.com/aref-biography/ |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/aarefkia/aref_arefkia.php |title=Iranian Music: Aref Arefkia |website=Iranchamber.com |date=1941-08-10 |accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
Aref Arekfia died on 20 March 2026, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=درگذشت عارف عارفکیا: سلطان قلبها نوروز جنگی را ندید |url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/883240/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |publisher=Radio Zamaneh |date=21 March 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803040437/http://arefrecords.com/ Aref Arefkia Official Website] * [http://www.iranchamber.com/music/aarefkia/aref_arefkia.php Iran Chamber Society www.iranchamber.com] * [http://lachini.com/artist/Aref Sheet Music of songs by Aref] * {{discogs artist|عارف عارفکیا}} * {{imdb name|2793697}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aref}} Category:1941 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Iranian pop singers Category:Iranian male film actors Category:Iranian singer-songwriters Category:Iranian male singer-songwriters Category:20th-century Iranian male singers Category:Musicians from Tehran Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States