Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema -- died at his home in Britain,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Remembering Sirak Melkonian, Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist, Pioneer Of Abstraction
By Nazanine Nouri
Sirak Melkonian, a prominent Iranian-Armenian artist and one of the founders of the modern art movement in Iran passed away in Toronto last Saturday at the age of 93. Melkonian was a...
