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Farmanfarmaian
Farmanfarmaian is a surname， meaning those belonging to or descendents of a Farmanfarma. Notable people with the surname include: *Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1932–1973), Qajar prince *Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1920–2013), Iranian architect *Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (; 13 January 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Iranian artists of the contemporary period, and she was the ... (1922–2019), Iranian artist * Sattareh Farmanfarmaian (1921–2012), Qajar princess {{surname, Farmanfarmaian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (; 13 January 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Iranian artists of the contemporary period, and she was the first artist to achieve an Mathematics and art, artistic practice that weds the geometric patterns and cut-glass mosaic techniques (Āina-kāri) of her Iranian heritage with the rhythms of modern Western geometric abstraction. In 2017, the Monir Museum in Tehran was opened in her honour. Early life and education Shahroudy was born on January 13, 1922, to educated parents in the religious city of Qazvin, north-western Iran. Farmanfarmaian acquired artistic skills early on in childhood, receiving drawing lessons from a tutor and studying postcard depictions of Western art. After studying at the University of Tehran at the Faculty of Fine Art in 1944, she moved to New York City via steamboat, when World War II derailed her plans to study a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian
Abdolaziz Farmanfarmaian (; 1920 – June 21, 2013) was an Iranian architect, offspring of Iranian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran. In 1976, the company known as AFFA (Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and Associates) was created for the design of the Azadi Stadium, Aryamehr Stadium which after the Iranian Revolution, Iranian Revolution in 1979 was renamed to Azadi Stadium. Biography Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian was born is Shiraz in 1920 as the tenth son to Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma, at the time Governor General of the province of Shiraz. In 1928, at the age of 8 he was sent to school in France, where he remained for his primary, and secondary school at Lycée Michelet (Vanves), Lycée Michelet in Paris until 1938. A brief trip to Iran during the short summer of 1935 was his first contact as an adolescent with his family. His Baccalaureate degree was received in 1938. Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and three other brothers were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian
Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian (1935–1973)Library of CongressFarmānfarmāʼiyān, ʻAbd al-ʻAlī, 1935-1973/ref> was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and his wife Batoul Khanoum. Early life Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian was born on January 6, 1935. He studied at Oxford University in England, earning a degree in business. Career Upon returning to Iran, he became involved in several industrial projects, including the co-founding (with his brother Cyrus) of the Naft-e Pars Pars Oil Company, which became Iran's largest private petrochemical factory. He also co-founded the Chamber of Industries. Death Prince Abdol Ali Farman Farmaian died in an avalanche while skiing at the Dizin Resort near Tehran on February 2, 1973, leaving his daughter Mariam and his two sons Salman and Abu-Ali."Shahzdeh's Tree", Mitra Farman Farmaian Jordan, Seattle 1997, p. 154. See also * Persia * History of Persia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmanfarma
Farmanfarma (, lit. "giver of an order") was a title with three different meanings in Safavid Iran, Safavid and Qajar Iran, Qajar Iran. #The Safavid shahs (kings) and their officials used ''farmanfarma'' (sometimes used interchangeably with ''farmanrava'' and ''farmanda'') as a common way to address European monarchs. #For notable governor-generals, ''farmanfarma'' was employed as a form of addressing them, either in place of or in addition to their official titles, ''hokmran'' and ''Wali (administrative title), vali''. In the late 19th century, for example, the Qajar princes Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Mozaffar ad-Din Mirza, Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, and Farhad Mirza were referred to as ''farmanfarma,'' ''hokmran'', and ''vali'' of Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan, Isfahan, and Fars province, Fars, respectively. #Five prince-governors and a tribal khan-governor received ''farmanfarma'' as a personal title. Fath-Ali Shah Qajar () started this tradition in 1797, when he gave the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
