Saturday, June 13, 2026

Remembering Amir Ali Mesbahzadeh, Grandson of the Founder of Kayhan 

Parviz Mesbahzadeh, the former Vice President of Kayhan Publishing House and Editor in Chief of the Kayhan newspaper, and his spouse Leila lost their only son, Amir Ali, to cancer, at the age of...

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....

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...

Remembing Hushang Ansary, Prominent Industrialist, Iran’s Former Finance Minister

By Nazanine Nouri Hushang Ansary, a prominent industrialist and investor who previously served as Iran’s finance minister and its ambassador to the U.S., passed away on Jan. 4. Ansary was born in Ahvaz, the capital 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...

Remembering Pioneer of Modern Iranian Journalism Dr. Sadreddin Elahi

By Siavash Azeri The respected Iranian journalist and author Dr. Sadreddin Elahi died on Dec. 29 in a hospital in northern California, aged 87. Dr. Elahi was among a select group of reporters and writers who...

OBITUARY: Eskandar Firouz, Founder of Iran’s Department of Environment, Dies at 93

Eskandar Firouz, a distinguished conservationist whose efforts led to the creation of Iran’s Department of Environment, passed away peacefully on March 4 at a hospital in Maryland, surrounded by his family. He was 93. As...

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: 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...

OBITUARY: Raffie Aryeh, Iranian Industrialist 

  Raffie Aryeh, born in Tehran in 1931, passed away in Newport, California earlier this month. Under the mentorship of his father, Morad Aryeh, Raffie and his brother Eskandar jointly led an industrial conglomerate with...