Monday, June 15, 2026

Iranian Artist Farhad Moshiri Dies At 61; His ‘Eshgh’ Made Headlines in 2007

By Kayhan Life Staff Farhad Moshiri, one of Iran’s most prominent and successful contemporary artists, died this week at the age of 61. His dealers, Galerie Perrotin in Paris, confirmed the death. He passed away...

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...

Remembering Richard Irvine, Principal of Tehran’s Iranzamin School

By David Irvine It is with great sadness that we let you know that on the eve of Easter Sunday, and a day after his 99th birthday, our father J. Richard Irvine passed away. He...

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 Bahram Beyzaie, Master of Iranian Cinema, Stanford Lecturer

By Nazanine Nouri The renowned Iranian filmmaker, playwright, and scholar Bahram Beyzaie, who passed away on December 26th  at the age of 87, was one of the leading figures of the Iranian New Wave movement....

Jacques Chirac: The Ups and Downs of Popular Verdict

By Amir Taheri “Keep an eye on that young man!” This was how, in 1969, Iran’s Prime Minister Amir Abas Hoveyda referred to Jacques Chirac then an aide to  then newly-elected French President Georges Pompidou....

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...

Death Notice: Nour Mohammad Asgari Passes Away

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving father Nour Mohammad Asgari at the age of 98 , on 6th of April 2023 . Nour passed away peacefully at Huddinge Hospital , Stockholm. As a lawyer , journalist...

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...