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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
