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...
Obituaries: Tim Cornwell, Respected Scotsman Arts Correspondent
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we learn of the passing away of a valued contributor, and friend of Kayhan Life, Mr. Tim Cornwell (pictured with his father David Cornwell, also known...
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...
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...
OBITUARY: Nahid Iskandar Mirza, Iranian Who Became Pakistan’s First Lady
Begum Nahid Iskandar Mirza died in London on January 23rd, 2019, just two weeks before her 100th birthday. Born Nahid Amir Teymour, she was the first First Lady in the history of Pakistan.
When...
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 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...
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...
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...
Passing of Camila Batmanghelidjh: Statement From Her Family
The following is a statement issued by the family of the social justice campaigner and Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, who passed away at the age of 61, “after a period of failing health.”
“Camila...
