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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ANALYSIS – Khamenei Killing Shatters Iran’s Order, Triggers High-Stakes Succession Race
By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has plunged the Islamic Republic into its most perilous crisis since the 1979 revolution - confronting it with war on...
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...
OBITUARY: Prominent Iranian Economist Fariborz Raisdana Dies of Coronavirus at 71
By Azadeh Karimi
Fariborz Raisdana, a prominent Iranian economist, died of coronavirus on March 16, only six days after being admitted to Tehran Pars Hospital, according to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA). He was...
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....
