History
In the early 1950s, all the cemeteries in Tehran were supposed to be replaced by several large new ones outside the then precincts of the capital. Behesht-e Zahra was built in late 1960s on the southern side of Tehran towards the direction of the city ofNotable burials
Royalty
* Prince Abdol-Ali Mirzā Farmān Farmāiān (1935–1973) – industrialist and nobleman * Badr-ol-Moluk Vālā (1895–1979) – wife ofPoliticians (
Military personnel
* Mohammad-Ali Vājed 'Sālār Motazed' ( fa) (1886–1975) – IIA general * Rezā Zandipour ( fa) (1923–1975) – IIA general * Ahmad Mogharebi ( de) (1921–1977) – IIA general * Marzieh Arfa (1901–1978) – physician and IIA general * Nematollāh Nassiri (1910–1979) –Political dissidents
* Ali-Akbar Safāei Farāhāni ( fa) (1939–1971) – Marxist activist and a founder ofPoliticians (Islamic Republic)
* Mahmoud Tāleghāni (1911–1979) – cleric and a founder ofScholars and journalists
* Abbas Khalili, Abbās Khalili (1895–1972) – journalist, diplomat * Abdolhossein Sanatizādeh (:ru:Абд-аль-Хусейн Санати-заде Кермани, ru) (1895–1973) – novelist * Hushang Irani, Hushang Irāni (1925–1973) – poet * Mohammad Hejazi (author), Mohammad Hejāzi (1900–1974) – writer * Mojtaba Minovi, Mojtabā Minovi (1903–1976) – scholar * Abdolhossein Mirsepāsi (:fa:عبدالحسین میرسپاسی, fa) (1907–1976) – scholar * Mohsen Hashtroodi (1908–1976) – scholar * Masih Dāneshvari (:fa:مسیح دانشوری, fa) (1899–1977) – scholar * Isa Sedigh, Isā Sedigh (1894–1978) – scholar and founder of the University of Tehran * Mohammad Parvin Gonabadi, Mohammad Parvin Gonābādi (1903–1978) – scholar * Gholamhossein Mosaheb, Gholāmhossein Mosāheb (1910–1979) – scholar * Hasan Amid, Hassan Amid (1910–1979) – lexicographer * Khadijeh Afzal Vaziri (1889–1981) – journalist * Isā Behnām (:fa:عیسی بهنام, fa) (1906–1984) – scholar * Enāyatollāh Shakibāpour (:fa:عنایتالله شکیباپور, fa) (1907–1984) – translator * Habib Nafisi (1908–1984) – scholar and founder of the Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran Polytechnic * Azar Andami, Āzar Andāmi (1926–1984) – physician * Bahram Sadeghi, Bahrām Sādeghi (1937–1984) – writer * Zabihollāh Mansouri (:fa:ذبیحالله منصوری, fa) (1899–1986) – translator * Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh, Noor-ol-Hodā Mangeneh (1902–1986) – author * Habib Saher, Habib Sāher (1902–1986) – writer * Hassan Sajjādinejād (:fa:حسن سجادینژاد, fa) (1918–1988) – scholar * Ganjali Sabahi, Ganjali Sabāhi (1906–1989) – writer * Firouz Shirvānlou (:fa:فیروز شیروانلو, fa) (1938–1989) – scholar * Abbas Nalbandian, Abbās Nalbandiān (1949–1989) – playwright * Ali Akbar Siassi, Ali-Akbar Siāssi (1896–1990) – scholar and politician * Parviz Natel-Khanlari, Parviz Nātel Khānlari (1914–1990) – linguist and scholar * Mehrdad Avesta, Mehrdād Avestā (1930–1991) – poet * Abolghāsem Hālat (:fa:ابوالقاسم حالت, fa) (1914–1992) – writer * Bahrām Farahvashi (:fa:بهرام فرهوشی, fa) (1925–1992) – scholar * Ahmad Fardid (1909–1994) – philosopher * Mehrdad Bahar, Mehrdād Bahār (1930–1994) – linguist * Esfandiār Esfandiāri (:es:Esfandiar Esfandiari, es) (1910–1995) – scholar * Mohammad-Javād Mashkour (:fa:محمدجواد مشکور, fa) (1918–1995) – scholar * Abbas Zaryab, Abbās Zaryāb (1919–1995) – scholar * Mohammad Taqi Danesh Pajouh, Mohammad-Taqi Dāneshpajouh (1911–1996) – scholar * Karim Fakoor (:fa:کریم فکور, fa) (1926–1996) – poet * Khānbābā Bayāni (:fa:خانبابا بیانی, fa) (1909–1997) – scholar and founder of the University of Tabriz, University of Azarabadegan * Ahmad Tafazzoli (1937–1997) – scholar * Ahmad Ārām (:fa:احمد آرام, fa) (1904–1998) – scholar * Hamid Mosadegh (1940–1998) – poet * Mahmoud Saremi, Mahmoud Sāremi (1968–1998) – journalist * Nasrollah Khadem, Nasrollāh Khādem (1910–1999) – scholar * Mortezā Rāvandi (:fa:مرتضی راوندی, fa) (1913–1999) – scholar * Jafar Shahri (:fa:جعفر شهری, fa) (1914–1999) – ethnographer * Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob (1923–1999) – scholar * Abdollāh Sheibāni (:fa:عبدالله شیبانی, fa) (1903–2000) – scholar * Mahmoud Mosāheb (:fa:محمود مصاحب, fa) (1912–2000) – scholar * Abbas Sahab, Abbās Sahāb (1921–2000) – scholar * Parviz Shapour, Parviz Shāpour (1924–2000) – writer and satirist * Bijan Jalali, Bijan Jalāli (1927–2000) – poet * Fereydoon Moshiri, Fereydoun Moshiri (1926–2000) – poet * Parviz Dāriush (:fa:پرویز داریوش, fa) (1922–2001) – poet * Yahyā Zokā (:fa:یحیی ذکا, fa) (1923–2001) – scholar * Amir-Hossein Aryanpour, Amir-Hossein Āryānpour (1925–2001) – lexicographer * Gholāmhossein Āhani (:fa:غلامحسین آهنی, fa) (1927–2001) – scholar * Ahmad Birashk (:fa:احمد بیرشک, fa) (1907–2002) – scholar * Yahya Adl, Yahyā Adl (1908–2002) – physician * Cherāgh-Ali Azami (:fa:چراغعلی اعظمی سنگسری, fa) (1924–2002) – scholar * Mostafā Rahimi (:fa:مصطفی رحیمی, fa) (1926–2002) – scholar * Khosrow Shāhāni (:uk:Хосроу Шахані, uk) (1929–2002) – writer * Rezā Beykzādeh (1946–2002) – journalist * Farrokh Tamimi (:fa:فرخ تمیمی, fa) (1933–2002) – poet * Iraj Bastami, Iraj Bastāmi (1957–2003) – poet * Abdolhossein Navāei (:fa:عبدالحسین نوایی, fa) (1924–2004) – scholar * Kioumars Saberi Foumani, Kioumars Sāberi Foumani (1941–2004) – satirist * Hassan Hosseini (:sr:Сејед Хасан Хосеини, sr) (1956–2004) – poet * Zeinolābedin Motamen (:ru:Зейн-аль-Абедин Мотамен, ru) (1914–2005) – scholar * Shahrokh Meskoob, Shāhrokh Meskoob (1924–2005) – scholar * Esmāil Navvāb-Safā (:fa:اسماعیل نواب صفا, fa) (1925–2005) – poet * Fazlollāh Akbari (:fa:فضلالله اکبری, fa) (1925–2005) – scholar * Parviz Atābaki (:fa:پرویز اتابکی (مترجم), fa) (1928–2005) – author * Karim Emami, Karim Emāmi (1930–2005) – translator * Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani, Mahmoud Mosharraf Āzād Tehrāni (1933–2006) – poet * Nowzar Parang (:fa:نوذر پرنگ, fa) (1937–2006) – poet * Omrān Salāhi (:fa:عمران صلاحی, fa) (1946–2006) – writer * Houshang A'lam (:fa:هوشنگ اعلم, fa) (1928–2007) – scholar * Naser Maleknia, Nāser Malekniā (1931–2007) – scholar * Mahdi Ghalibafian, Mehdi Ghālibāfiān (1935–2007) – scholar * Bagher Shirazi, Bāgher Āyatollāhzādeh Shirāzi (1936–2007) – scholar * Akbar Radi, Akbar Rādi (1939–2007) – playwright * Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari, Ali-Mortezā Samsām Bakhtiāri (1945–2007) – scholar * Fereydun Adamiyat, Fereydoun Ādamiyat (1920–2008) – historian * Ahmad Ghahreman, Ahmad Ghahremān (1928–2008) – scholar * Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Tāhereh Saffārzādeh (1936–2008) – writer * Nader Ebrahimi, Nāder Ebrāhimi (1936–2008) – writer * Massoud Azarnoush, Masoud Āzarnoush (1945–2008) – archaeologist * Mehran Ghassemi, Mehrān Ghāssemi (1977–2008) – journalist * Roza Montazemi, Rozā Montazemi (1921–2009) – author * Mohammad-Amin Riahi, Mohammad-Amin Riāhi (1923–2009) – scholar * Abolghāssem Masoudi (:fa:ابوالقاسم مسعودی, fa) (1930–2009) – journalist * Bijan Taraghi (:fa:بیژن ترقی, fa) (1930–2009) – poet * Esmāil Fasih (:fa:اسماعیل فصیح, fa) (1935–2009) – writer * Mohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki (1944–2009) – scholar * Enayatollah Reza, Enāyatollāh Rezā (1920–2010) – scholar * Ali-Naghi Monzavi (:de:Alinaghi Monzavi, de) (1923–2010) – scholar * Seifollah Kambakhshfard, Seifollāh Kāmbakhsh-Fard (1929–2010) – scholar * Rahim Rezāzādeh Malek (:fa:رحیم رضازاده ملک, fa) (1940–2010) – scholar * Shokouh Mirfattah, Shokouh Mirfattāh (1946–2010) – scholar * Azizollāh Bayāt (:fa:عزیزالله بیات, fa) (1920–2011) – scholar * Iraj Afshar, Iraj Afshār (1925–2011) – bibliographer and historian * Jahānshāh Derakhshāni (:fa:جهانشاه درخشانی, fa) (1944–2011) – scholar * Manouchehr Vesāl (:fa:منوچهر وصال, fa) (1913–2012) – scholar * Simin Daneshvar, Simin Dāneshvar (1921–2012) – scholar and novelist * Ghamar Ariyan, Ghamar Āriyān (1922–2012) – scholar * Ehsan Naraghi, Ehsāan Narāghi (1926–2012) – scholar * Parviz Rajabi (:fa:پرویز رجبی, fa) (1939–2012) – scholar * Habibollah Hedayat, Habibollāh Hedāyat (1920–2013) – scholar * Abdolmohammad Ayati, Abdolmohammad Āyati (1926–2013) – scholar * Bāqer Āqeli (:fa:باقر عاقلی, fa) (1929–2013) – scholar * Parvaneh Vossough, Parvāneh Vossough (1936–2013) – physician and entrepreneur * Mortezā Sāghebfar (:fa:مرتضی ثاقبفر, fa) (1942–2013) – scholar * Amir Hosein Fardi, Amir-Hossein Fardi (1949–2013) – writer * Fahimeh Rahimi (:fr:Fahimé Rahimi, fr) (1952–2013) – writer * Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi, Mohammad-Ebrāhim Bāstāni Pārizi (1924–2014) – historian * Simin Behbahani, Simin Behbahāni (1927–2014) – poet * Nasser Katouzian, Nāser Kātouziān (1931–2014) – scholar * Mahmoud Tolouei (:fa:محمود طلوعی, fa) (1930–2015) – historian * Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou, Mohammad-Ali Sepānlou (1940–2015) – poet * Nasser Pourpirar, Nāser Pourpirār (1940–2015) – writer * Hasan Tavanayan Fard, Hassan Tavanāyān-Fard (1943–2015) – scholar * Shahriār Adl (:de:Chahryar Adle, de) (1944–2015) – scholar * Mortezā Sohrābi (:fa:مرتضی سهرابی, fa) (1946–2015) – scholar * Hamid Golpira, Hamid Golpirā (1960–2015) – journalist * Davood Parsa-Pajouh, Dāvoud Pārsāpajouh (1941–2015) – scholar * Amir Ashiri (:fa:امیر عشیری, fa) (1925–2016) – writer * Abolhassan Najafi (1929–2016) – scholar * Houshang Mahdavi (:fa:عبدالرضا مهدوی, fa) (1930–2016) – writer * Hassan Farsam, Hassan Farsām (1932–2016) – scholar * Pooran Farrokhzad, Poorān Farrokhzād (1933–2016) – writer * Abbas Shafiee, Abbās Shafiei (1937–2016) – scholar * Ghassem Hashemi Nezhad, Ghāsem Hāsheminejād (1940–2016) – poet * Ataullah Behmanesh, Atāollāh Behmanesh (1923–2017) – journalist * Habibollah Chaichian, Habibollāh Chāichiān (1923–2017) – poet * Hossein Towfigh (1929–2017) (1929–2017) – journalist * Alireza Yalda, Ali-Rezā Yaldā (1930–2017) – scholar * Mohsen Ghānebasiri (:fa:محسن قانع بصیری, fa) (1949–2017) – scholar * Media Kashigar, Mediā Kāshigar (1956–2017) – writer * Ali Moallem (:fa:علی معلم, fa) (1962–2017) – scholar * Dariush Shayegan, Dāriush Shāyegan (1935–2018) – philosopher * Gholāmhossein Sadri Afshār (:fa:غلامحسین صدریافشار, fa) (1935–2018) – scholar * Salim Neisari, Salim Neisāri (1920–2019) – scholar * Yadollah Samareh, Yadollāh Samareh (1932–2019) – scholar * Mohsen Abolghāsemi (:fa:محسن ابوالقاسمی, fa) (1932–2019) – scholar * Bahman Keshāvarz (:fa:بهمن کشاورز, fa) (1944–2019) – scholar * Abbāsgholi Dāneshvar (:fa:عباسقلی دانشور, fa) (1925–2020) – scholar * Hassan Tofigh (:fa:حسن توفیق, fa) (1926–2020) – journalist * Badr al-Zaman Gharib, Badrozzamān Gharib (1929–2020) – scholar * Ahmad NikTalab, Ahmad Niktalab (1934–2020) – poet * Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi, Sādegh Malek Shahmirzādi (1940–2020) – scholar * Fariborz Raisdana, Fariborz Raisdānā (1945–2020) – scholar * Akbar Alemi, Akbar Ālemi (1945–2020) – scholar * Gholāmrezā Sahāb (:fa:غلامرضا سحاب, fa) (1948–2020) – scholar * Massoud Mehrabi, Massoud Mehrābi (1954–2020) – journalist * Mahlagha Mallah, Mahlaghā Mallāh (1917–2021) – scholar * Jalal Sattari, Jalāl Sattāri (1931–2021) – scholar * Mohammad-Reza Bateni, Mohammad-Rezā Bāteni (1935–2021) – scholar * Azartash Azarnoush, Āzartāsh Āzarnoush (1938–2021) – scholar * Hamid Reza Sadr, Hamid-Rezā Sadr (1956–2021) – journalist * Moslem Bahadori, Moslem Bahādori (1927–2022) – scholar * Nader Talebzadeh, Nāder Tālebzādeh (1953–2022) – journalist * Reza Roosta Azad, Rezā Roostā Āzād (1962–2022) – scholar * Amir Banoo Karimi, Amir-Bānoo Karimi (1931–2023) – scholar * Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani, Shamseddin Adib-Soltāni (1931–2023) – scholar * Ahmadreza Ahmadi, Ahmad-Rezā Ahmadi (1940–2023) – poet * Ali Reza Ashrafi, Alirezā Ashrafi (1964–2023) – scholar * Ali Akbar Sarfaraz, Ali-Akbar Sarfarāz (1927–2024) – scholar * Karim Mojtahedi (1930–2024) – scholar * Shahla Lahiji, Shahlā Lāhiji (1942–2024) – writer * Ebrahim Nabavi, Ebrāhim Nabavi (1958–2025) – satiristArtists
* Dāvoud Pirniā (:de:Dawud Pirnia, de) (1900–1971) – musician * Sa'id Hormozi, Saeid Hormozi (1897–1976) – musician * Majid Vafādār (:fa:مجید وفادار, fa) (1913–1976) – musician * Afshin Moghadam (1945–1976) – singer * Mohammad-Ali Amir-Jāhed (:fa:محمدعلی امیرجاهد, fa) (1896–1977) – musician * Hossein Nassehi, Hossein Nāsehi (1925–1977) – musician * Abolhassan Etessami, Abolhassan Etesāmi (1903–1978) – architect * Ali-Naqi Vaziri (1886–1979) – musician * Javād Badizādeh (:fa:جواد بدیعزاده, fa) (1902–1979) – musician * Gholāmali Ravānbakhsh (:fa:غلامعلی روانبخش, fa) (1935–1979) – singer * Adib Khansari, Esmāil Adib Khānsāri (1901–1982) – musician * Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983) – painter * Hossein Gol-e-Golab, Hossein Gol-e-Golāb (1895–1984) – poet and musician * Mahmoud Mahmoudi Khānsāri (:fa:محمود محمودی خوانساری, fa) (1934–1987) – singer * Amanollāh Tājik (:fa:امانالله تاجیک, fa) (1937–1987) – singer * Maryam Rouhparvar (:fa:مریم روحپرور, fa) (1932–1988) – singer * Ahmad Ebadi, Ahmad Ebādi (1906–1993) – musician * Javad Maroufi, Javād Maroufi (1912–1993) – musician * Abolhassan Sadighi (1894–1995) – painter and sculptor * Rassām Arabzādeh (:fa:رسام عربزاده, fa) (1914–1995) – carpet designer * Heshmat Sanjari (1918–1995) – composer and conductor * Hossein Sarshār (:de:Hossein Sarshar, de) (1934–1995) – singer and actor * Giti Pashaei, Giti Pāshāei (1940–1995) – singer * Changiz Shahvagh (:fa:چنگیز شهوق, fa) (1933–1996) – painter and sculptor * Naser Farhangfar (:fr:Nâsser Farhangfar, fr) (1947–1997) – musician * Jalil Ziapour, Jalil Ziāpour (1920–1999) – painter * Moluk Zarabi, Molouk Zarrābi (1907–2000) – singer * Jafar Pourhāshemi (:fa:جعفر پورهاشمی, fa) (1928–2001) – musician * Jahāngir Malek (:fa:جهانگیر ملک, fa) (1933–2002) – musician * Asadollāh Malek (:fa:اسدالله ملک, fa) (1941–2002) – musician * Mortezâ Varzi, Mortezā Varzi (1922–2004) – musician * Delkash (1924–2004) – singer * Hadi Āmeri (1913–2005) – composer and conductor * Jafar Petgar (:fa:جعفر پتگر, fa) (1920–2005) – painter * Fereydoun Nāseri (:fa:فریدون ناصری, fa) (1930–2005) – conductor * Mojtaba Mirzadeh, Mojtabā Mirzādeh (1945–2005) – musician * Ali-Akbar Sanati (:ru:Али Акбар Санати, ru) (1916–2006) – painter and sculptor * Ali Tajvidi (1919–2006) – musician * Hadi Mirmiran, Hadi Mirmirān (1945–2006) – architect * Babak Bayat, Bābak Bayāt (1946–2006) – musician * Iraj Zand (:fa:ایرج زند, fa) (1950–2006) – sculptor * Fakhereh Saba, Fākhereh Sabā (1920–2007) – opera singer * Hamid Ghanbari (:fa:حمید قنبری (خواننده), fa) (1924–2007) – singer * Parviz Yahaghi, Parviz Yāhaghi (1936–2007) – composer * Parivash Sotoudeh (:fa:پریوش ستوده, fa) (d. 2007) – singer * Haj Ghorban Soleimani, Ghorbān Soleimāni (1920–2008) – musician and vocalist * Abbas Katouzian, Abbās Kātouzian (1923–2008) – painter and artist * Khatereh Parvaneh, Khātereh Parvāneh (1929–2008) – singer * Nikol Faridani (1935–2008) – photographer * Shusha Guppy (1935–2008) – writer, editor and singer * Jazeh Tabatabai, Jāzeh Tabātabāi (1938–2008) – painter * Nāmi Petgar (:fa:نامی پتگر, fa) (1945–2008) – painter * Mohammad-Amin Mirfenderski (:fa:محمدامین میرفندرسکی, fa) (1931–2009) – architect * Faramarz Payvar, Farāmarz Pāyvar (1933–2009) – musician * Hassan Shojāei (:fa:حسن شجاعی, fa) (1941–2009) – singer * Mehdi Sahabi, Mehdi Sahābi (1944–2009) – painter and sculptor * Abdi Yamini (:fa:عبدی یمینی, fa) (1953–2009) – musician * Parviz Meshkatian, Parviz Meshkātiān (1955–2009) – musician * Mohammad Nouri (singer), Mohammad Nouri (1929–2010) – singer * Bahman Jalali, Bahman Jalāli (1944–2010) – photographer * Farman Behboud, Farmān Behboud (1946–2010) – musician * Masoud Houshmand (:fa:مسعود هوشمند, fa) (1946–2010) – songwriter * Āndre Ārzoumāniān (Անդրե Արզումանյան) (:fa:آندره آرزومانیان, fa) (1954–2010) – musician * Mahmoud Javādipour (:de:Mahmoud Javadipour, de) (1920–2012) – painter * Mansooreh Hosseini, Mansoureh Hosseini (1926–2012) – artist * Behrouz Ahmadi (:fa:بهروز احمدی, fa) (1946–2012) – architect * Jalil Shahnaz, Jalil Shahnāz (1921–2013) – musician * Ghāsem Jebeli (:fa:قاسم جبلی, fa) (1927–2013) – singer * Dariush Safvat, Dāriush Safvat (1928–2013) – musician * Homayoun Khorram, Homāyoun Khorram (1930–2013) – musician * Morteza Pashaei, Mortezā Pāshāei (1984–2014) – singer * Mansour Nariman, Mansour Narimān (1935–2015) – musician * Nimā Petgar (:fa:نیما پتگر, fa) (1947–2015) – painter * Javād Lashkari (:fa:جواد لشکری, fa) (1923–2016) – musician * Asghar Bichareh, Asghar Bichāreh (1927–2016) – photographer * Farhang Sharif (1931–2016) – musician * Ali Akbar Tajvidi, Ali-Akbar Tajvidi (1927–2017) – painter * Nāder Golchin (:fa:نادر گلچین, fa) (1936–2017) – singer * Hāmed Hākān (:fa:حامد هاکان, fa) (1984–2017) – singer * Naser Cheshmazar, Nāser Cheshmāzar (1950–2018) – musician * Shirin Aliabadi, Shirin Aliābādi (1973–2018) – artist * Hossein Dehlavi (1927–2019) – composer * Massoud Arabshahi, Masoud Arabshāhi (1935–2019) – painter * Farhad Ebrahimi, Farhād Ebrāhimi (1935–2019) – songwriter * Mehrbānou Salāmi (:fa:یاسمین (خواننده، زاده ۱۳۱۳), fa) (1935–2019) – singer * Hossein Zamarshidi (:fa:حسین زمرشیدی, fa) (1939–2019) – architect * Fereydoun Sadighi (:fa:فریدون صدیقی (مجسمهساز), fa) (1936–2020) – sculptor * Houshang Zarif (1938–2020) – musician * Farhād Ahmadi (:fa:فرهاد احمدی, fa) (1951–2020) – architect * Abdolvahab Shahidi, Abdolvahāb Shahidi (1922–2021) – singer * Kambiz Derambakhsh, Kāmbiz Derambakhsh (1942–2021) – cartoonist * Yadollah Maftun Amini, Yadollāh Maftun Amini (1926–2022) – poet * Habibollāh Sādeghi (:ru:Садеги, Хабиболла, ru) (1951–2022) – painter * Mohammad Esmāïli (:fr:Mohammad Esmaïli, fr) (1934–2023) – musician * Rajab-Ali Etemādi (:de:R. Etemadi, de) (1934–2023) – writer * Akbar Golpayegani, Akbar Golpāyegāni (1934–2023) – singer * Iraj Kalantari Taleghani, Iraj Kalāntari Tāleghāni (1937–2023) – architect * Nasrollah Nasehpour, Nasrollāh Nāsehpour (1940–2023) – musician * Hossein Zamān (:fa:حسین زمان, fa) (1959–2023) – singer * Lily Afshar (1960–2023) – musician * Khosrow Hassanzadeh, Khosrow Hassanzādeh (1963–2023) – painter * Iraj Tanzifi (1938–2024) – sculptor * Kāmrān Kātouziān (:de:Kamran Katouzian, de) (1941–2025) – painter * Fereydoon Shahbazyan, Fereydoon Shahbāzyān (1942–2025) – musician * Parvaneh Etemadi, Parvāneh Etemādi (1948–2025) – painterActors, actresses and film directors
* Azar Hekmat Shoar, Āzar Hekmat Shoār (1935–1974) – actress * Mahmoud Johari (:fa:محمود جوهری, fa) (1945–1976) – actor * Ebrāhim Morādi (:fa:ابراهیم مرادی, fa) (1907–1977) – film director * Akbar Meshkin (:fa:اکبر مشکین, fa) (1925–1977) – actor * Samad Sabāhi (:fa:صمد صباحی, fa) (1914–1978) – actor * Parviz Fanizadeh, Parviz Fanizādeh (1937–1979) – actor * Khosrow Haritash, Khosrow Haritāsh (1932–1980) – film director * Esmail Koushan, Esmāil Koushān (1917–1981) – film director * Habibollāh Bolour (:fa:حبیبالله بلور, fa) (1913–1982) – actor and wrestler * Mohammad-Taqi Kahnamouei (:fa:محمدتقی کهنمویی, fa) (1920–1983) – actor * Esmāil Poursaeid (:fa:اسماعیل پورسعید, fa) (1926–1983) – film director * Abbās Mosaddegh (:fa:عباس مصدق, fa) (1926–1984) – actor * Moezz-Divan Fekri (:fa:معزدیوان فکری, fa) (1900–1985) – actor and film director * Khan Baba Motazedi, Khānbābā Motazedi (1892–1986) – film photographer * Ātash Khayyer (:fa:آتش خیر, fa) (1952–1986) – actress * Esmāil Mohammadi (:fa:اسماعیل محمدی, fa) (1910–1987) – actor * Sāber Ātashin (:fa:صابر آتشین, fa) (1926–1987) – actor * Roshanak Sadr (:fa:روشنک صدر, fa) (1959–1987) – actress * Sādegh Bahrāmi (:fa:صادق بهرامی, fa) (1909–1988) – actor * Ezzatollāh Moghbeli (:fa:عزتالله مقبلی, fa) (1933–1988) – actor * Mohsen Badie (:fa:محسن بدیع, fa) (1908–1989) – film director * Mahmoud Lotfi (:fa:محمود لطفی, fa) (1926–1989) – actor * Ezzatollāh Vosough (:fa:عزتالله وثوق, fa) (1914–1991) – actor * Houshang Beheshti (1923–1991) – actor * Parviz Khatibi (:fa:پرویز خطیبی, fa) (1923–1993) – film director * Siamak Yasemi, Siāmak Yāsemi (1925–1994) – film director * Farhang Mehrparvar (:fa:فرهنگ مهرپرور, fa) (1946–1994) – actor * Ali Sajadi Hoseini, Ali Sajjādi Hosseini (1953–1994) – film director * Roghieh Chehreh-Āzād (:fa:رقیه چهرهآزاد, fa) (1907–1995) – actress * Irān Daftari (:fa:ایران دفتری, fa) (1907–1996) – actress * Gholam-Hossein Naghshineh, Gholamhossein Naghshineh (1908–1996) – actor * Valiollah Khakdan, Valiollāh Khākdān (1923–1996) – art director * Jalāl Moghaddam (:fa:جلال مقدم, fa) (1929–1996) – film director * Manouchehr Hāmedi (:fa:منوچهر حامدی, fa) (1939–1996) – actor * Ali Hatami, Ali Hātami (1944–1996) – film director * Roohangiz Saminejad, Rouhangiz Sāminejād (1916–1997) – actress * Jahangir Forouhar, Jahāngir Forouhar (1916–1997) – actor * Ali Tābesh (:fa:علی تابش, fa) (1925–1997) – actor * Fereshteh Jenabi, Fereshteh Jenābi (1948–1998) – actress * Gholamhossein Bahmanyār (:fa:غلامحسین بهمنیار, fa) (1927–1999) – actor * Rouhollāh Emāmi (:de:Rouhollah Emami, de) (1940–1999) – film editor * Ahmad Najibzādeh (:fa:احمد نجیبزاده, fa) (1940–1999) – screenwriter * Ali-Asghar Garmsiri (:fa:علیاصغر گرمسیری, fa) (1911–2000) – actor * Nematollah Gorji, Nematollāh Gorji (1926–2000) – actor * Mohammad Ali Fardin, Mohammad-Ali Fardin (1930–2000) – actor and wrestler * Firouz Behjat Mohammadi (:fa:فیروز بهجتمحمدی, fa) (1936–2000) – actor * Roubik Mansouri (Ռուբիկ Մանսուրի) (:fa:روبیک منصوری, fa) (1937–2000) – film editor * Mahin Deyhim (:fa:مهین دیهیم, fa) (1925–2001) – actress * Jamileh Sheykhi (1930–2001) – actress * Jamshid Mehrdād (:fa:جمشید مهرداد, fa) (1932–2001) – actor * Mansour Vālāmaqām (:fa:منصور والامقام, fa) (1936–2001) – actor * Kanaān Kiāni (:fa:کنعان کیانی, fa) (1932–2002) – actor * Parvin Malakouti (:fa:پروین ملکوتی, fa) (1938–2002) – actress * Jamshid Esmāilkhāni (:fa:جمشید اسماعیلخانی, fa) (1950–2002) – actor * Rezā Jiān (:fa:رضا ژیان, fa) (1949–2003) – actor * Mehdi Fat'hi, Mehdi Fathi (1939–2004) – actor * Mostafa Oskooyi, Mostafā Oskouei (1924–2005) – film director * Manouchehr Nowzari (:fa:منوچهر نوذری, fa) (1936–2005) – actor * Mohsen Ārāsteh (:fa:محسن آراسته, fa) (1937–2005) – actor * Fereydun Gole, Fereydoun Goleh (1942–2005) – film director * Ali Zāhedi (:fa:علی زاهدی, fa) (1949–2005) – actor * Bitā Tavakkoli (:fa:بیتا توکلی, fa) (1994–2005) – child actress * Jafar Bozorgi (:fa:جعفر بزرگی, fa) (1917–2006) – actor * Ahmad Ghadakchian, Ahmad Ghadakchiān (1920–2006) – actor * Abdolali Homāyoun (:fa:عبدالعلی همایون, fa) (1920–2006) – actor * Hossein Kasbiān (:fa:حسین کسبیان, fa) (1934–2006) – actor * Soroush Khalili (:fa:سروش خلیلی, fa) (1937–2006) – actor * Vākhtāng Nersi Korkiā (:fa:نرسی گرگیا, fa) (1938–2006) – actor * Hamid Rakhshāni (:fa:حمید رخشانی, fa) (1951–2006) – film editor * Poopak Goldarreh (1971–2006) – actress * Garshā Raoufi (:fa:گرشا رئوفی, fa) (1933–2007) – actor * Rasoul Mollagholipour, Rasoul Mollāgholipour (1955–2007) – film director * Esmail Davarfar, Esmāil Dāvarfar (1932–2008) – actor * Khosrow Shakibai, Khosrow Shakibāei (1944–2008) – actor * Ahmad Aghalou, Ahmad Āqālou (1949–2008) – actor * Dāvoud Asadi (:fa:داوود اسدی, fa) (1969–2008) – actor * Mehri Mehrniā (:fa:مهری مهرنیا, fa) (1917–2009) – actress * Parvin Soleimani, Parvin Soleimāni (1922–2009) – actress * Farrokhlagha Houshmand, Farrokh-Laghā Houshmand (1929–2009) – actress * Abbās Shabāviz (:fa:عباس شباویز, fa) (1929–2009) – actor * Jamshid Lāyegh (:fa:جمشید لایق, fa) (1931–2009) – actor * Ali Miri (:fa:علی میری, fa) (1936–2009) – actor * Amir Ghavidel (1947–2009) – film director * Seifollah Dad, Seifollāh Dād (1955–2009) – film director * Masoud Rassām (:fa:مسعود رسام, fa) (1957–2009) – film director * Peyman Abadi, Peymān Abadi (1972–2009) – stuntman * Niku Kheradmand, Nikou Kheradmand (1932–2009) – actress * Esmāil Riāhi (:fa:اسماعیل ریاحی, fa) (1920–2010) – film director * Hamideh Kheirabadi, Hamideh Kheirābādi (1924–2010) – actress * Mahin Shahābi (:fa:مهین شهابی, fa) (1936–2010) – actress * Mahmoud Bahrāmi (:fa:محمود بهرامی, fa) (1937–2010) – actor * Rezā Karam-Rezāei (:fa:رضا کرمرضایی, fa) (1937–2010) – actor * Nemat Haghighi (:fa:نعمت حقیقی, fa) (1939–2010) – film director * Mohammad Varshowchi (:fa:محمدعلی ورشوچی, fa) (1925–2011) – actor * Mehri Vadadian, Mehri Vedādiān (1936–2011) – actress * Mohsen Yousefbeig (:fa:محسن یوسفبیک, fa) (1940–2011) – actor * Esfandiar Ahmadieh, Esfandiār Ahmadieh (1929–2012) – film director * Hamid Samandarian, Hamid Samandariān (1931–2012) – theater director * Shapoor Gharib, Shāpour Gharib (1933–2012) – film director * Abdollāh Boutimār (:fa:عبدالله بوتیمار, fa) (1933–2012) – actor * Touti Salimi (:fa:طوطی سلیمی, fa) (1954–2012) – actress * Taghi Rouhani, Taghi Rouhāni (1920–2013) – news anchor * Saadi Afshār (:fa:سعدی افشار, fa) (1934–2013) – actor * Jahāngir Jahāngiri (:fa:جهانگیر جهانگیری, fa) (1946–2013) – film director * Asal Badiee, Asal Badiei (1977–2013) – actress * Morteza Ahmadi, Mortezā Ahmadi (1924–2014) – actor * Hassan Raziāni (:fa:حسن رضیانی, fa) (1931–2014) – actor * Maziar Partow, Māziār Partow (1933–2014) – film director * Nāser Gitijāh (:fa:ناصر گیتیجاه, fa) (1935–2014) – actor * Anoushirvan Arjmand, Anoushirvān Arjmand (1941–2014) – actor * Bāgher Sahrāroudi (:fa:باقر صحرارودی, fa) (1942–2014) – actor * Akhtar Karimi Zand (:fa:اختر کریمی زند, fa) (1928–2015) – actress * Valiollah Momeni, Valiollāh Momeni (1943–2015) – actor * Homa Rousta, Homā Roustā (1944–2015) – actress * Iraj Karimi (:fr:Iraj Karimi, fr) (1953–2015) – film director * Mostafa Abdollahi, Mostafā Abdollāhi (1955–2015) – actor * Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Ali Tabātabāei (1983–2015) – actor * Parviz Shāhinkhoo (:fa:پرویز شاهینخو, fa) (1915–2016) – actor * Davoud Rashidi, Dāvoud Rashidi (1933–2016) – actor * Jafar Vāli (:fa:جعفر والی, fa) (1934–2016) – actor * Tony Zarrindast, Mohammad Zarrindast (1934–2016) – film director * Forouzan, Forouzān (1937–2016) – actress * Sorayyā Beheshti (:fa:ثریا بهشتی, fa) (1951–2016) – actress * Donya Fannizadeh, Donyā Fanizādeh (1967–2016) – puppeteer * Ali Rāmez (:fa:علی رامز, fa) (1927–2017) – actor * Mohammad Poursattar, Mohammad Poursattār (1939–2017) – actor * Kazem Afrandnia, Kāzem Afrandniā (1945–2017) – actor * Hassan Joharchi (1968–2017) – actor * Naser Malek Motiei, Nāser Malek-Motiei (1930–2018) – actor * Iraj Safdari (1939–2018) – make-up artist * Ezzatolah Entezami, Ezzatolāh Entezāmi (1924–2018) – actor * Hossein Erfani, Hossein Erfāni (1942–2018) – voice actor * Hossein Shahāb (:fa:حسین شهاب, fa) (1947–2018) – actor * Yadollah Samadi, Yadollāh Samadi (1951–2018) – film director * Karim Zargar (:fa:کریم زرگر, fa) (1953–2018) – actor * Saeed Kangarani, Saeid Kangarāni (1954–2018) – actor * Dāriush Asadzādeh (:fa:داریوش اسدزاده, fa) (1923–2019) – actor * Nosrat Karimi (1924–2019) – actor * Shahla Riahi, Shahlā Riāhi (1927–2019) – actress * Rezā Abdi (:fa:رضا عبدی, fa) (1931–2019) – actor * Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jamshid Mashāyekhi (1934–2019) – actor * Ebrahim Abadi, Ebrāhim Ābādi (1934–2019) – actor * Rezā Safāei (:fa:رضا صفایی (کارگردان), fa) (1936–2019) – film director * Zobeideh Jahāngiri (:fa:زبیده جهانگیری, fa) (1942–2019) – actress * Farrokh Sājedi (:fa:فرخ ساجدی, fa) (1942–2019) – actor * Habib Kāvosh (:fa:حبیب کاووش, fa) (1944–2019) – film director * Hamid Soheili (:fa:حمید سهیلی, fa) (1949–2019) – film director * Hossein Moheb-Ahari (:fa:حسین محباهری, fa) (1951–2019) – actor * Khashāyār Alvand (:fa:خشایار الوند, fa) (1967–2019) – screenwriter * Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Ali-Asghar Shahbāzi (1922–2020) – actor * Nosratollah Vahdat, Nosratollāh Vahdat (1925–2020) – actor * Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Mohammad-Ali Keshāvarz (1930–2020) – actor * Valiollāh Shirandāmi (:fa:ولیالله شیراندامی, fa) (1931–2020) – actor * Sedigheh Kiānfar (1932–2020) – actress * Malakeh Ranjbar (:fa:ملکه رنجبر, fa) (1936–2020) – actress * Ahmad Pourmokhber (:fa:احمد پورمخبر, fa) (1940–2020) – actor * Khosrow Sinai, Khosrow Sināei (1941–2020) – film director * Parviz Poorhosseini (1941–2020) – actor * Bahman Mofid (1942–2020) – actor * Cyrus Gorjestāni (:fa:سیروس گرجستانی, fa) (1945–2020) – actor * Nouri Kasrāei (:fa:نوری کسرایی, fa) (1951–2020) – actress * Karim Akbari Mobarakeh, Karim Akbari Mobārakeh (1953–2020) – actor * Siamak Shayeghi, Siāmak Shāyeghi (1954–2020) – film director * Kambuzia Partovi, Kāmboziā Partovi (1955–2020) – film director * Ali Abolhassani (:fa:علی ابوالحسنی (بازیگر), fa) (1972–2020) – actor * Siamak Atlasi, Siāmak Atlasi (1936–2021) – actor * Hamid Mojtahedi (1942–2021) – film producer * Fathali Oveisi (1946–2021) – actor * Fereshteh Taerpour, Fereshteh Tāerpour (1953–2021) – film producer * Babak Khorramdin (director), Bābak Khorramdin (1974–2021) – film director * Arshā Aghdasi (:fa:ارشا اقدسی, fa) (1982–2021) – stuntman * Azade Namdari, Āzādeh Nāmdāri (1984–2021) – actress * Jalal Maghami, Jalāl Maghāmi (1941–2022) – actor * Amin Tarokh, Amin Tārokh (1954–2022) – actor * Turān Mehrzād (:fa:توران مهرزاد, fa) (1930–2023) – actress * Dariush Mehrjui, Dāriush Mehrjui (1939–2023) – film director * Naser Tahmasb, Nāsser Tahmāsb (1939–2023) – voice actor * Kiumars Pourahmad (1949–2023) – film director * Farimah Farjami, Farimāh Farjāmi (1952–2023) – actress * Atila Pesyani, Ātilā Pesyāni (1957–2023) – actor * Bita Farrahi, Bitā Farrahi (1958–2023) – actress * Vahideh Mohammadifar (:ru:Мохаммадифар, Вахиде, ru) (1969–2023) – screenwriter * Zhaleh Olov, Zhāleh Olov (1927–2024) – actress * Pari Saberi, Pari Sāberi (1932–2024) – theater director * Saeed Rad, Saeed Rād (1944–2024) – actor * Zari Khoshkam, Zari Khoshkām (1947–2024) – actress * Sadreddin Hejazi, Sadreddin Hejāzi (1948–2024) – actor * Reza Davood Nejad, Rezā Dāvoodnejād (1980–2024) – actorAthletes
* Shervin Jazāyeri (:fa:شروین جزایری, fa) (1954–1972) – mountain climber * Karam Nirlou (1943–1976) – football player * Mehdi Masoud-Ansari, Mehdi Masoud-Ansāri (d. 1978) – football player * Ali Danaeifard, Ali Dānāeifard (1921–1979) – football player * Mansour Raeisi (1928–1980) – wrestler * Hossein Sadaghiani, Hossein Sadaghiāni (1903–1982) – football player and coach * Esmaeil Elmkhah, Esmāil Elmkhāh (1936–1988) – weightlifter * Mahmoud Namjoo, Mahmoud Nāmjoo (1918–1990) – weightlifter * Hossein Soroudi (d. 1991) – football player * Parviz Dehdari, Parviz Dehdāri (1935–1992) – football player and coach * Mehrab Shahrokhi, Mehrāb Shāhrokhi (1944–1993) – football player * Akbar Khojini (1935–1995) – boxer * Ahmad Izadpanāh (:fa:احمد ایزدپناه, fa) (1910–1997) – athlete * Hussain Jabbar Zadegan, Hossein Jabbārzādegān (d. 1997) – basketball player * Ezatollah Janmaleki, Ezatollāh Jānmaleki (1947–1999) – football player * Jafar Salmasi, Jafar Salmāsi (1918–2000) – weightlifter and first Iranian Olympic medallist * Abbas Ekrami, Abbās Ekrāmi (1915–2002) – football manager * Mohammad Paziraei, Mohammad Pazirāei (1929–2002) – wrestler * Nabi Sorouri (1933–2002) – wrestler * Hossein Fekri (1924–2003) – football player * Yousof Safvat, Yousef Safvat (1931–2003) – chess player * Khosrow Kahyāi (:fa:کیخسرو کهیایی, fa) (1940–2003) – chess player * Mohammad Ranjbar (1935–2004) – football player * Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi, Shamseddin Seyed-Abbāsi (1943–2004) – wrestler * Ferydoun Sadeghi, Fereydoun Sādeghi (d. 2005) – basketball player * Nāser Kārfarsā (:fa:ناصر کارفرسا, fa) (1923–2005) – football player * Firouz Alizadeh, Firouz Alizādeh (1946–2005) – wrestler * Majid Sabzi (:fa:مجید سبزی, fa) (1959–2006) – football player * Hossein-Ali Mobasher (:fa:حسینعلی مبشر, fa) (1922–2007) – football player * Ali Ghaffari, Ali Ghaffāri (1925–2007) – wrestler * Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh, Sādegh Aliakbarzādeh (1932–2007) – boxer * Hamid Shirzadegan, Hamid Shirzādegān (1941–2007) – football player * Tourān Shādpour (:fa:توران شادپور, fa) (1951–2007) – athlete * Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Āidin Nikkhāh Bahrāmi (1982–2007) – basketball player * Aboutaleb Talebi, Aboutāleb Tālebi (1945–2008) – wrestler * Fariborz Moradi, Fariborz Morādi (1964–2008) – football player * Abbas Qarib, Abbās Gharib (1916–2009) – football player * Amir-Hossein Mobāsher (:fa:حسین مباشر, fa) (1922–2009) – football player * Nasser Aghaei, Nāser Āghāei (1944–2009) – boxer * Mashallah Amin Sorour, Māshāllāh Amin-Sorour (1931–2010) – cyclist * Moustafa Tajiki, Mostafā Tājik (1932–2010) – wrestler * Mansour Amirasefi, Mansour Amirāsefi (1933–2010) – football player * Kambozia Jamali, Kāmboziā Jamāli (1938–2010) – football player * Masoud Boroumand (1928–2011) – football player * Nasser Hejazi, Nāser Hejāzi (1949–2011) – football player * Masoud Estili (1969–2011) – football player * Leila Esfandyari, Leilā Esfandiāri (1970–2011) – mountain climber * Abdollah Mojtabavi, Abdollāh Mojtabavi (1925–2012) – wrestler * Jalal Mansouri, Jalāl Mansouri (1930–2012) – wrestler * Dāvoud Nasiri (:fa:داوود نصیری, fa) (1921–2013) – football player * Hassan Sadian, Hassan Sadiān (1925–2013) – wrestler * Javād Derafshi-Javān (:fa:جواد درفشی جوان, fa) (1927–2013) – tennis player * Boyuk Jeddikar, Boyuk Jeddikār (1929–2013) – football player * Nosratollah Momtahen, Nosratollāh Momtahen (1930–2013) – sports shooter * Akbar Poudeh (1933–2012) – cyclist * Hassan Pakandam, Hassan Pākandām (1934–2013) – boxer * Nazem Ganjapour, Nāzem Ganjāpour (1943–2013) – football player * Mohammad Hassan Zolfaghari, Mohammad-Hassan Zolfaghāri (d. 2013) – basketball player * Kazem Sarikhani, Kāzem Sārikhāni (1978–2013) – judoka * Mahmoud Beiglou (1929–2014) – alpine skier * Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Gholāmhossein Mazloumi (1950–2014) – football player * Hossein Maadani (1971–2014) – volleyball player * Rasoul Raeisi (1924–2015) – weightlifter * Aref Gholizadeh, Āref Gholizādeh (1938–2015) – football player * Kāmbiz Derafshi-Javān (:fa:کامبیز درفشی جوان, fa) (1954–2015) – tennis player * Homayoun Behzadi, Homāyoun Behzādi (1942–2016) – football player * Mansour Pourheidari (1946–2016) – football player * Reza Ahadi, Rezā Ahadi (1962–2016) – football player * Bahman Golbarnezhad, Bahman Golbārnejād (1968–2016) – cyclist * Hossein Soudipour (1922–2017) – basketball player * Abbas Zandi, Abbās Zandi (1930–2017) – wrestler * Nasser Givehchi, Nāser Givehchi (1932–2017) – wrestler * Manouchehr Boroumand (1934–2017) – weightlifter * Bijan Zarnegar, Bijan Zarnegār (1940–2017) – fencer * Ebrahim Ashtiani, Ebrāhim Āshtiāni (1941–2017) – football player * Akbar Eftekhari, Akbar Eftekhāri (1943–2017) – football player * Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad, Mohammad-Ali Falāhatinejād (1976–2017) – weightlifter * Ghorbān-Ali Tāri (:fa:قربانعلی تاری, fa) (1927–2018) – football player * Alireza Ghelichkhani, Ali-Rezā Ghelichkhāni (1937–2018) – wrestler * Mahmoud Moezzipour (:fa:محمود معزیپور, fa) (1937–2018) – wrestler * Iraj Danaeifard, Iraj Dānāeifard (1951–2018) – football player * Majid Gholamnejad, Majid Gholāmnejād (1983–2018) – football player * Amir Āghā-Hosseini (:fa:امیر آقاحسینی, fa) (1931–2019) – football player * Nadjmeddin Farabi, Nadjmeddin Fārābi (1933–2019) – athlete * Abdullah Khodabandeh, Abdollāh Khodābandeh (1936–2019) – wrestler * Parviz Jalayer, Parviz Jalāyer (1939–2019) – weightlifter * Jafar Kashani, Jafar Kāshāni (1944–2019) – football player * Khosro Harandi, Khosrow Harandi (1950–2019) – chess player * Keyvan Vahdani, Keyvān Vahdāni (1991–2019) – football player * Abolfazl Salabi (1924–2020) – basketball player * Amir Yavari, Amir Yāvari (1931–2020) – boxer * Mohammad Ami-Tehrani, Mohammad Āmi-Tehrāni (1938–2020) – weightlifter * Fariborz Esmaeili, Fariborz Esmāili (1940–2020) – football player * Parviz Aboutaleb, Parviz Aboutāleb (1942–2020) – football player * Mohammad Reza Navaei, Mohammad-Rezā Navāei (1948–2020) – wrestler * Sabā Shāyesteh (:fa:صبا شایسته, fa) (1990–2020) – rower * Hamid Jasemian, Hamid Jāsemiān (1936–2021) – football player * Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi, Mehdi Attār-Ashrafi (1948–2021) – weightlifter * Abbas Ansarifard, Abbās Ansārifard (1956–2021) – football administrator * Kazem Mohammadi, Kāzem Mohammadi (1973–2021) – futsal player * Mehrdad Minavand, Mehrdād Mināvand (1975–2021) – football player * Ali Ansarian, Ali Ansāriān (1977–2021) – football player * Shahpour Zarnegar, Shāhpour Zarnegār (1929–2022) – fencer * Hossein Ghafourizadeh, Hossein Ghafourizādeh (1943–2022) – athlete * Ahmad Akbari (1947–2022) – fencer * Minā Fathi (1946–2023) (:fa:مینا فتحی, fa) – volleyball player * Hashem Kolahi, Hāshem Kolāhi (1956–2024) – wrestler * Faramarz Zelli, Farāmarz Zelli (1942–2025) – football player * Gholam Hossein Farzami, Gholāmhossein Farzāmi (1945–2025) – football player * Mehdi Haj Mohamad, Mehdi Hāj-Mohammad (1950–2025) – football playerBusinessmen and philanthropists
* Mohammad-Ali Mofarrah (:fa:محمدعلی مفرح, fa) (1915–1983) – businessman and founder of Bank Saderat Iran * Gholāmali Abidi (:fa:غلامعلی عبیدی, fa) (1920–2004) – scholar and businessman * Mohammad Taghi Barkhordar, Mohammad-Taghi Barkhordār (1924–2012) – businessman * Ahmad Atāei (:fa:احمد عطایی, fa) (1919–2013) – philanthropist * Fereydoun Novin Farahbakhsh (:fa:فریدون نوین فرحبخش, fa) (1930–2013) – businessman and collector * Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Mahāfarid Amir-Khosravi (1969–2014) – businessman * Abdorrahim Jafari (:fa:عبدالرحیم جعفری, fa) (1919–2015) – philanthropist * Rezā Niāzmand (:fa:رضا نیازمند, fa) (1921–2017) – philanthropist * Asghar Ghandchi (1928–2019) – philanthropistOthers
* Ihsan Nuri, Ihsan Nuri Pasha (1892–1976) – Republic of Ararat, Kurdish politician * Sakineh Ghasemi, Sakineh Ghāsemi (d. 1979) – sex worker * Majid Salek Mohammadi, Majid Sālek Mohammadi (d. 1985) – serial killer * Effat Tejaratchi, Effat Tejāratchi (1917–1999) – pioneer aviator * Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody, Bozorg "Moody" Mahmoody (1939–2009) – anaesthesiologist * Shahla Jahed, Shahlā Jāhed (1969–2010) – convict * Reyhaneh Jabbari, Reyhāneh Jabbāri (1988–2014) – convict In addition to the tombs of royalty, politicians, and other significant people, in the cemetery there are symbolic tombs for the perpetrators of the 1983 Hezbollah 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, attacks on the U.S. Marine and French peacekeepers' barracks in Beirut and for the assassin of Anwar Sadat, Khalid Al-Islambuli, Khalid Islambuli. Similarly, a symbolic tomb was erected in the cemetery for Hezbollah member Imad Mughniyah, who was killed on 12 February 2008 in Damascus, Syria.Images
See also
* Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini * Khavaran cemetery * Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery * Golestan Shohada of Isfahan * Golzar Shohada of QomReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Behesht-e Zahra Behesht-e Zahra, 1970 establishments in Iran Shia cemeteries Cemeteries in Tehran National cemeteries Cemeteries established in the 1970s