Thursday, April 30, 2026

Death Notice: Lady Akhtar Massoud

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Lady Akhtar Massoud, the daughter of Akbar Mirza Massoud Sarem-od-Dowlah and Lady Eftekhar Azam Atabak, and granddaughter of Massoud Mirza Zell-e Soltan. Lady Massoud died on Nov. 10, 2020,...

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...

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....

Remembering Etrat Goudarzi-Elahi: A Talented Writer, Journalist, and Entrepreneur

By Kayhan Life Staff Etrat Goudarzi-Elahi, a gifted writer and a dedicated contributor to Kayhan Publishing and to the Kayhan London newspaper, passed away on April 17 in the United States. Etrat Elahi married the late...

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 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...

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: 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 Richard Irvine, Principal of Tehran’s Iranzamin School

By David Irvine It is with great sadness that we let you know that on the eve of Easter Sunday, and a day after his 99th birthday, our father J. Richard Irvine passed away. He...

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...