OBITUARY: Artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, Celebrated for Her Mirror Work, Dies at 97
The Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, who produced stunning mirror works inspired by an ancient Iranian tradition, has died at the age of 97.
The charismatic, silver-haired artist got her first career survey at the Guggenheim...
Passing of Camila Batmanghelidjh: Statement From Her Family
The following is a statement issued by the family of the social justice campaigner and Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, who passed away at the age of 61, “after a period of failing health.”
“Camila...
Celebrated Iranian Actor Mohammad Ali Keshavarz Dies At 90
By Azadeh Karimi
Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, one of Iran’s most celebrated theater and film actors, died on June 14 at Tehran’s Atiyeh hospital, where he had been admitted a few weeks earlier with acute kidney...
Remembering Amir Ali Mesbahzadeh, Grandson of the Founder of Kayhan
Parviz Mesbahzadeh, the former Vice President of Kayhan Publishing House and Editor in Chief of the Kayhan newspaper, and his spouse Leila lost their only son, Amir Ali, to cancer, at the age of...
Dariush Pirnia, Journalist and Former Diplomat, Dies in Washington
By Kayhan Life Staff
Dariush Pirnia, a veteran journalist and a former senior diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in London during the Pahlavi era, died earlier this week in Washington DC.
Mr. Pirnia received a Ph.D....
Death Notice: Lady Akhtar Massoud
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Lady Akhtar Massoud, the daughter of Akbar Mirza Massoud Sarem-od-Dowlah and Lady Eftekhar Azam Atabak, and granddaughter of Massoud Mirza Zell-e Soltan.
Lady Massoud died on Nov. 10, 2020,...
OBITUARY: Remembering Kokab Moarefi Elahi, Iran’s Former Deputy Social Affairs Minister
Dr. Kokab Moarefi Elahi, Iran’s onetime Deputy Social Affairs Minister who passed away in the United States earlier this month, was a pioneering figure in the area of social welfare before the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution....
Death Notice: Dr. Gholam Hossein Kazemian, Former Senior Diplomat and Ministry Official, Passes Away
Dr. Gholam Hussain Kazemian, who served as Minister Counselor in the Embassy of Iran to Great Britain and the United States, passed away of complications linked to COVID-19 and Parkinson’s while recovering from hip...
DEATH NOTICE: Morteza Lotfi, Respected Iranian Journalist, Passes Away in Paris
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Morteza Lotfi Fooroushani, a distinguished journalist and tireless advocate for freedom, democracy, and justice for Iran.
Lotfi, who interviewed Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi after...
Remembering Kambiz Atabay, Former President of the Asian and Iranian Football Federations, and Royal...
By Kayhan Life Staff
Kambiz Atabay, a prominent and influential figure in modern Iranian sports and a former court advisor to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, passed away on November 3 in New York at the...
