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...
Famous Iranian Cartoonist Hassan Tofigh Dies at 95
By Azadeh Karimi
Hassan Tofigh, the renowned Iranian cartoonist and the managing editor of the satirical weekly magazine Tofigh, died of a heart attack on May 31 at Tehran’s Asia Hospital. He was 95.
“Mr. Tofigh...
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...
Professor Gholam Reza Afkhami, Former Deputy Interior Minister, Passes Away
By Kayhan Life Staff
Gholam Reza Afkhami, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister before the Revolution, who also served as a professor of political science at the National University of Iran and as Secretary General of Iran's...
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,...
Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema -- died at his home in Britain,...
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...
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...
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....
Homa Vahdatkhah, Long-Time Friend of Kayhan London, Has Passed Away
By Kayhan Life Staff
Homa Vahdatkhah (Lohrasb), a former colleague and long-time friend of Kayhan London, passed away on September 15.
Homa’s untimely and sudden death has deeply shocked and saddened her family, friends, and colleagues,...
