Amin Ghesmati, Iranian international fashion model and founder of AG Models

Tehran · Mumbai

I build the road.

Amin Ghesmati International model · Founder of AG Models and Model Academy

In short

Modelling to the standard the rest of the world works to has been out of reach inside Iran for years. Amin Ghesmati built his career on runways abroad, saw precisely what was missing at home, and built the two things that were absent: a school that teaches the craft to international professional standard, and an agency able to place that talent anywhere in the world. The talent was never the missing piece. The route was.

The work

The work

Model Academy

Founded 2020 · Iran

Model Academy is a modelling school founded by Amin Ghesmati in Iran in 2020. It was the first in the country to teach modelling to the standard the international industry hires by, covering runway and catwalk technique, posing and work in front of the camera, grooming and physical preparation, portfolio and comp card building, and how the business itself operates. The purpose is that someone who trains there is able to work professionally as a model anywhere in the world, not only locally.

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AG Models

Founded 2022 · Mumbai, India

AG Models, also known as AG Model Management, is an international modelling agency founded by Amin Ghesmati in Mumbai in 2022, and the first international agency founded and directed by an Iranian. It scouts and develops talent, produces shoots in house, and places models in fashion, commercial and editorial work including runway shows, campaigns, lookbooks and brand ambassadorships. Its models have appeared with Vogue India and ELLE India and with brands including Rocky Star, Fastrack and J.Hampstead. The agency never charges application fees.

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YouTube

Persian · 70,000+ subscribers

On YouTube, Amin Ghesmati publishes in Persian to an audience of more than seventy thousand subscribers. The channel covers appearance and self-improvement grounded in evidence rather than guesswork: skin and hair, physique and body composition, posture and presence, posing for the camera, and how the modelling industry actually works. The aim is that someone in the most remote part of Iran can learn online, at no cost, what normally requires proximity, money and contacts.

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About

Model, coach and founder. Born in Tehran, 1989.

Amin Ghesmati — About

Amin Ghesmati (Persian: امین قسمتی) is an Iranian international fashion and commercial model, certified fitness coach and entrepreneur. He was born on 6 October 1989 in Tehran, Iran, and holds a bachelor's degree in software engineering from the University of Science and Culture in Tehran.

Sport shaped him before fashion did. He trained in kickboxing and Muay Thai and holds a black belt in kickboxing. He began bodybuilding at nineteen and is a certified coach, holding a grade 2 coaching licence from the Iran Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. That background in training, physiology and discipline is what later opened the door to modelling.

His professional modelling career developed outside Iran. He has worked as a fashion and commercial model with brands including Jack & Jones, Levi's, Nike and Lee, walked for designers such as Manish Malhotra and Ken Ferns, and appeared in shows including Lakme Fashion Week and Bombay Times Fashion Week.

In 2020 he founded Model Academy in Iran, the first academy in the country to teach modelling to the standards the international industry actually hires by. In 2022 he founded AG Models in Mumbai, India, the first international modelling agency founded and directed by an Iranian, through which models from Iran and elsewhere are presented to the global market.

Alongside this he publishes on a Persian-language YouTube channel with more than 70,000 subscribers, covering appearance, physique, posing and the realities of the modelling industry, based on published research rather than guesswork, and free to anyone with an internet connection.

Key facts
Full name
Amin Ghesmati (امین قسمتی)
Born
6 October 1989, Tehran, Iran
Education
BSc Software Engineering, University of Science and Culture, Tehran
Based in
Tehran and Mumbai
Profession
Fashion and commercial model, coach, agency founder
Sport
Kickboxing (black belt), Muay Thai, bodybuilding
Certification
Grade 2 coaching licence, Iran Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation
Founded
Model Academy (2020), AG Models (2022)
Questions

Frequently asked

Who is Amin Ghesmati?

Amin Ghesmati is an Iranian international fashion and commercial model, certified fitness coach and entrepreneur, born in Tehran on 6 October 1989. He is the founder of Model Academy in Iran and of AG Models, an international modelling agency based in Mumbai, India.

What is Model Academy?

Model Academy is the modelling school Amin Ghesmati founded in Iran in 2020. It was the first academy in the country to teach modelling to international professional standards, covering runway technique, posing, camera work, physical preparation, portfolio building and the business of the industry.

What is AG Models?

AG Models, or AG Model Management, is an international modelling agency founded by Amin Ghesmati in Mumbai, India, in 2022. It scouts, develops and places models in fashion, commercial and editorial work internationally, and is the first international modelling agency founded and directed by an Iranian.

How can a model from Iran work internationally?

The two obstacles have historically been training to international standard and access to the industry itself. Model Academy addresses the first by teaching the craft as the global market expects it, and AG Models addresses the second by representing and presenting that talent to international clients. A person can begin in Iran without any prior portfolio and be placed abroad through that route.

Does AG Models charge a fee to apply?

No. AG Models does not charge application fees, does not request payment from aspiring models, and does not request nude photographs.

Which brands and designers has Amin Ghesmati worked with?

He has modelled for brands including Jack & Jones, Levi's, Nike and Lee, and walked for designers including Manish Malhotra and Ken Ferns, in shows such as Lakme Fashion Week and Bombay Times Fashion Week.

How can I contact Amin Ghesmati?

For bookings, brand collaborations and press, write to info@aminghesmati.com. Aspiring models should apply through AG Models rather than by personal message.

Rooted in the Persian world

The part that matters most is the one at home.

What he learned in the international market is deliberately brought back in Persian, free and in public, so that talent inside Iran is not held back by distance, cost or the absence of anyone to teach it.

Contact

For bookings, brand collaborations and press.

info@aminghesmati.com
Amin Ghesmati
Bookings & brands
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Aspiring models
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