Camila Batmanghelidj, Social Justice Campaigner, Dies At 61
Camila Batmanghelidj CBE was born to a prominent Iranian family in Tehran, Iran in 1963. She decided at the age of nine that she would dedicate her life to supporting vulnerable children, whom she used to...
OBITUARY: Nassereddin Jahanbani, Former Imperial Navy Admiral, Brother of Princess Manijeh
Admiral Nassereddin Jahanbani passed away at his home in Virginia on February 6 at the age of 88. He was the son of General Mansour Jahanbani and Mahtaban Jahansouz, and the beloved brother of...
Obituaries: Tim Cornwell, Respected Scotsman Arts Correspondent
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we learn of the passing away of a valued contributor, and friend of Kayhan Life, Mr. Tim Cornwell (pictured with his father David Cornwell, also known...
Remembering Reza Ghotbi, Longtime Head of National Iranian Radio and TV
By Kayhan Life Staff
Reza Ghotbi, who served as the longtime director of National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT) before the Revolution, passed away on Aug. 26 in Paris at the age of 86 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...
OBITUARY: Dr. Wilson Bet-Mansour, Leader of Assyrian Christian Community
Dr. Wilson Younatan Bet-Mansour, 91, an Assyrian-Iranian physician and politician who championed the cause of the Assyrian Christian community in the Middle East, passed away peacefully at his New York home on May 24.
Dr. Bet-Mansour was a staunch Assyrian nationalist who worked to unite Assyrians living in...
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....
Remembering Pioneer of Modern Iranian Journalism Dr. Sadreddin Elahi
By Siavash Azeri
The respected Iranian journalist and author Dr. Sadreddin Elahi died on Dec. 29 in a hospital in northern California, aged 87.
Dr. Elahi was among a select group of reporters and writers who...
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...
Remembing Hushang Ansary, Prominent Industrialist, Iran’s Former Finance Minister
By Nazanine Nouri
Hushang Ansary, a prominent industrialist and investor who previously served as Iran’s finance minister and its ambassador to the U.S., passed away on Jan. 4.
Ansary was born in Ahvaz, the capital of...
