Thursday, February 26, 2026

Remembering Bahram Beyzaie, Master of Iranian Cinema, Stanford Lecturer

By Nazanine Nouri The renowned Iranian filmmaker, playwright, and scholar Bahram Beyzaie, who passed away on December 26th  at the age of 87, was one of the leading figures of the Iranian New Wave movement....

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...

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...

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: 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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...