OBITUARY: Former Iranian Agriculture Minister Dr. Ahmad Ali Ahmadi
By Fred Parvaneh
Iran’s former agriculture minister, Dr. Ahmad Ali Ahmad, passed away peacefully at his home in the United States on Nov. 11, surrounded by his family.
Dr. Ahmadi was a professional agriculturist who devoted...
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...
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...
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 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...
Celebrated Iranian Actor Mohammad Ali Keshavarz Dies At 90
By Azadeh Karimi
Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, one of Iran’s most celebrated theater and film actors, died on June 14 at Tehran’s Atiyeh hospital, where he had been admitted a few weeks earlier with acute kidney...
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...
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....
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,...
