Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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...

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...

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,...

Remembering Sirak Melkonian, Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist, Pioneer Of Abstraction

By Nazanine Nouri Sirak Melkonian, a prominent Iranian-Armenian artist and one of the founders of the modern art movement in Iran passed away in Toronto last Saturday at the age of 93. Melkonian was a...

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...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Prof. Hormoz Mirza Shams, Prominent Ophthalmologist, Passes Away

It is with profound sorrow that we share, together with our beloved family, the passing of Professor Hormoz Mirza Shams—our cherished and distinguished uncle, a trailblazing figure in ophthalmology and a revered professor at...

Death Notice: Bijan Kiani

"Surely we belong to Allah and indeed to Him, we shall return". (Al-Baqarah 2:156) To Allah We Belong and to Him is Our Return “Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a...

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...

Remembering Etrat Goudarzi-Elahi: A Talented Writer, Journalist, and Entrepreneur

By Kayhan Life Staff Etrat Goudarzi-Elahi, a gifted writer and a dedicated contributor to Kayhan Publishing and to the Kayhan London newspaper, passed away on April 17 in the United States. Etrat Elahi married the late...