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Behesht-e Zahra ( ; ) is the largest
cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...
in
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Located in the southern part of metropolitan
Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
, it is connected to the city by
Tehran Metro Line 1 Tehran Metro Line 1, coloured red on system maps, runs north–south and is of which is underground (from Tajrish station to Shush Station) and the rest ''at grade'' (at surface level). The number of stations along the main line is 29 of whic ...
.


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 of
Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
and opened on 29 June 1970 by mayor of Tehran,
Gholamreza Nikpey Gholam-Reza Nikpey (غلامرضا نیک‌پی), also Nikpay (1927 – 11 April 1979) was deputy prime minister of Iran and Mayor of Tehran. He became List of mayors of Tehran, Mayor of Tehran in 1969, succeeding Javad Shahrestani. Prior to th ...
. Many of the deceased soldiers of the
Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...
were buried in the martyrs' section of the cemetery.


Notable burials


Royalty

* Prince Abdol-Ali Mirzā Farmān Farmāiān (1935–1973) – industrialist and nobleman * Badr-ol-Moluk Vālā (1895–1979) – wife of
Ahmad Shah Qajar Ahmad Shah Qajar (‎; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was the List of monarchs of Iran, shah of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Ahmad Shah ...
* Princess Ezzosaltaneh Qājār ( fa) (1891–1984) – daughter of
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...
* Princess Irāndokht Qājār (1915–1984) – daughter of Ahmad Shah Qajar * Princess Sadigheh Pahlavi ( fa) (1916–1990) – daughter of
Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...
* Prince Hamid-Rezā Pahlavi (1932–1992) – youngest son of Reza Shah * Esmat Dowlatshāhi (1904–1995) – Reza Shah's wife


Politicians (

Pahlavi Era The Imperial State of Iran, officially known as the Imperial State of Persia until 1935, and commonly referred to as Pahlavi Iran, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty. The Pahlavi dynasty was created in 1925 and lasted ...
)

* Sādegh Rezāzādeh Shafagh ( fa) (1895–1971) – politician and scholar * Saeid Mālek ''Loqmān ol-Molk'' ( fa) (1888–1972) – minister of health (1944–48) and senator * Abdolrahmān Farāmarzi (1897–1972) – politician * Hossein Navāb (1897–1972) – minister of foreign affairs (1952) * Mozaffar A'lam (1882–1973) – politician * Mohammad Sā'ed ''Sā'ed ol-Vozarā'' (1883–1973) –
prime minister of Iran The prime minister of Iran was a political post that had existed in Iran (Persia) during much of the 20th century. It began in 1906 during the Qajar dynasty and into the start of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1923 and into the 1979 Iranian Revolution ...
(1944) and (1948–50) * Ahmad Ārāmesh ( fa) (1908–1973) – minister of labour (1946–47) * Rezā Tajaddod ( fa) (1888–1974) – politician * Abdolqādir Āzād ( fa) (1891–1974) – politician * Aligholi Hedāyat ( fa) (1898–1974) – senator * Mohammad-Ali Keshavārz Sadr ''Bahādor ol-Molk'' (1902–1974) – politician * Hājar Tarbiat (1906–1974) – senator *
Ahmad Ali Sepehr Ahmad Ali Sepehr, also known as Movarrekh Al Dowleh, (1889–1976) was an Iranian historian and politician. He held several government posts during both the Qajar and Pahlavi rule. Early life and education Sepehr was born in Tehran in 1889. His ...
(1889–1975) – politician and historian * Nāser Āmeri ( fa) (1928–1975) – politician * Mohammad-Ali Dādvar ( fa) (1903–1977) – politician * Ahmad Bahādori ( fa) (1911–1977) – senator * Jahānshāh Samsām ( fa) (1911–1977) – senator * Mahmoud Jalili ( fa) (1912–1977) – senator * Amir-Abbās Hoveydā (1919–1979) – prime minister of Iran (1965–77) and leader of
Rastakhiz party The Party of Resurrection of the Iranian Nation (), or simply the Rastakhiz Party (), was Iran's sole legal political party from 2 March 1975 until 1 November 1978, founded by Mohammad Reza Shah. History Founded under the government of Pr ...
* Mahmoud Jafariān (1928–1979) – director-general of
National Iranian Radio and Television National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT; , ''Râdyo Televizyon-e Melli-ye 'Irân'') was the first Pahlavi Iran, Iranian state broadcaster, which was established on June 19, 1971, following the merger of the country's radio and television serv ...
(NIRT) * Gholāmhossein Dāneshi ( fa) (1936–1979) – politician * Parviz Nikkhāh (1939–1979) – politician * Sālār Jāff ( fa) (1940–1979) – politician * Najafgholi Moezzi ''Hesām od-Dowleh'' ( fa) (1886–1980) – politician * Habibollāh Amouzgār ( fa) (1890–1980) – minister of education (1951) and senator * Abolqāsem Najm (1892–1980) – minister of foreign affairs (1945–46) * Nasrollāh Entezām (1900–1980) – diplomat * Hossein-Ali Rāshed ( fa) (1905–1980) – politician * Farrokhroo Pārsā (1922–1980) – minister of education (1968–71) * Anoushirvān Sepahbodi (1888–1981) – diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1947) * Javād Āmeri (1891–1981) – politician * Allāh-Yār Sāleh (1897–1981) – diplomat and politician * Abdolbāghi Shoāei ( fa) (1903–1982) – minister of finance (1960–62) * Mehdi Mashāyekhi ( fa) (1905–1985) – mayor of Tehran (1945–46) * Abbās Ārām (1906–1985) – minister of foreign affairs (1959–66) * Shams Qanatābādi ( fa) (1914–1987) – politician * Amir-Teymour Kalāli (1894–1988) – minister of interior (1949–51) * Ebrāhim Fakhrāei ( fa) (1899–1988) – politician * Zeynolābedin Rahnamā ( fa) (1890–1989) – politician * Mohammad Ali Vārasteh (1896–1989) – politician * Hossein Joudat (1892–1990) – politician * Abbāsqoli Golshāyān ( fa) (1902–1990) – minister of finance (1948–50) * Kāzem Hassibi (1906–1990) – politician * Jahāngir Tafazzoli (1914–1990) – politician * Shamseddin Amir-Alāei (1900–1994) – diplomat and politician * Mehdi Āzar (1901–1994) – minister of education (1952–53) * Ahmad Hooman (1909–1995) ( fa) – minister of imperial court (1951) * Azizollāh Malek-Esmāili ( fa) (1903–1996) – politician *
Jahanshah Saleh Jahanshah Saleh (1905–1995) was an Iranian physician and politician. He served as health minister and education minister in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the obstetrician of Queen Farah Diba, spouse of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Early life and ...
(1905–1996) – physician and politician * Jalāl Abdoh ( de) (1909–1996) – diplomat * Nosratollāh Kāsemi ( fa) (1911–1996) – politician * Parvin Soufi ( fa) (d. 1997) – politician * Vajihollāh Fāzel ( fa) (1907–1998) – senator * Gholāmali Farivar (1905–1998) – minister of industries and mines (1961) * Shams-ol-Molouk Mosāheb (1922–1998) – senator * Abolfazl Ghāzi ( fa) (1931–1998) – minister of higher education (1978) * Mehrangiz Manouchehriān (1906–2000) – lawyer and senator * Hassan Shālchiān (1911–2000) – minister of roads and transportation * Javād Sadr ( fa) (1912–2000) – minister of interior (1963–66) * Abolghāsem Tafazzoli ( fa) (1921–2004) – politician * Sabār Farmānfarmāiān (1912–2006) – minister of health (1953) * Amir-Nosratollāh Bālākhānlou (1917–2007) – politician * Mohammad-Ali Safi-Asfiā (1913–2008) – chief of Planning and Budget Organization (1962–68) * Kāzem Oskouei ( fa) (1919–2009) – politician * Mohammad-Rezā Jalāli Nāeini ( fa) (1916–2010) – senator * Masoud Borzin ( fa) (1920–2010) – director-general of NIRT * Hassan-Ali Sāremi Kalāli ( fa) (1926–2011) – politician * Manouchehr Āgah ( fa) (1930–2012) – politician * Yahyā Sādeq Vaziri (1911–2013) – minister of justice (1979) * Rahim Zehtābfar ( fa) (1927–2013) – politician * Rezā Kermāni ( fa) (1934–2013) – politician * Manouchehr Saeid Vaziri ( fa) (1920–2014) – politician * Hossein Falsafi ( fa) (1919–2015) – politician * Karim Mo'tamedi ( fa) (1928–2018) – minister of communications (1974–79)


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) –
Imperial Iranian Army The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (), acronymed AJA (), commonly simplified as the Iranian Army, is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of th ...
(IIA) general and head of
SAVAK The Bureau for Intelligence and Security of the State (), shortened to as SAVAK () or S.A.V.A.K. () was the secret police of the Imperial State of Iran. It was established in Tehran in 1957 by national security law. and continued to operate un ...
(1965–78) * Jafarqoli Sadri ( fa) (1911–1979) – head of National Police * Fakhr Modarres ( fa) (1917–1979) – IIA general *
Mehdi Rahimi Mehdi Rahimi (; 24 March 1921 – 15 February 1979) was an Iranian lieutenant general. He was executed following the 1979 revolution in Iran. Early life Mehdi Rahimi was born in 1921, in Tehran, Qajar Iran. Career Rahimi served as deputy comm ...
(1921–1979) – IIA general * Parviz Amini Afshār (1921–1979) – IIA general * Rezā Nāji (1923–1979) – IIA general * Manouchehr Khosrowdād (1927–1979) – Imperial Iranian Army Aviation general * Nāder Jahānbāni (1928–1979) –
Imperial Iranian Air Force The history of the Iranian Air Force, currently known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, can be divided into two phases—before the Islamic Revolution, and after it. Imperial era The Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) was a branch ...
(IIAF) general * Amir-Hossein Rabiei (1931–1979) – commander in chief of IIAF (1977–79) * Houshang Hātam ( fa) (1918–1980) – IIA general * Said Mehdiyoun (1928–1980) – IIAF general * Āyat Mohaqeqi (1931–1980) – IIAF general * Ali Eghbāli Dogāhe (1949–1980) – IIAF pilot * Farrokhzād Jahāngiri ( fa) (1950–1980) – IIAF pilot * Ahmad Keshvari (1953–1980) – IRIA pilot * Houshang Vahid Dastjerdi ( fa) (1925–1981) – head of National Police * Valiollāh Fallāhi (1931–1981) – chief of staff of
Islamic Republic of Iran Army The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (), acronymed AJA (), commonly simplified as the Iranian Army, is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of th ...
(IRIA) * Javād Fakoori (1938–1981) – chief of staff of
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF; ) is the air force, aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The present air force was created when the Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed in 1979 following the Iranian Revoluti ...
(IRIAF) * Hemmatollāh Pahlavān ( fa) (1906–1982) – IIA general * Mahmoud Mirjalāli ( fa) (1898–1983) – IIA general * Mir-Mohammad Mohannā ( fa) (1901–1983) – commander in chief of IIAF (1948–49) * Hedayatollāh Gilānshāh (1907–1986) – commander in chief of IIAF * Hassan Aghāreb Parast (1946–1984) – IRIA general * Masoud Monfared Niāki (1929–1985) – IRIA general * Hassan Ābshenāsān (1936–1985) – IRIA general * Hossein Khal'atbari (1949–1985) – IRIAF pilot * Abdolbāghi Darvish (1948–1986) – IRIAF pilot * Hossein Fardoust (1917–1987) – IIA general and deputy head of SAVAK * Mohammad-Ali Saffāri ( fa) (1898–1988) – head of National Police and senator * Bahrām Hooshyār (1938–1991) – IRIAF pilot * Sādegh Amirazizi (1905–1992) – IIA general * Mansour Sattāri (1948–1995) – chief of staff of IRIAF * Alirezā Yāsini ( fa) (1951–1995) – IRIAF pilot * Ali Sayād Shirāzi (1944–1999) – chief of staff of IRIA * Qāsem-Ali Zahirnejād (1924–1999) – chief of staff of IRIA *
Jalil Zandi Jalil Zandi (; 1951–2001) was a fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) who served during all of the Iran–Iraq War. His combat record qualifies him as one of the most successful pilots of that conflict in air-to-air c ...
(1951–2001) – IRIAF ace fighter pilot * Ezzatollāh Zarghāmi ( fa) (1908–2004) – IIA general * Mohammad-Hādi Shādmehr (1920–2008) – chief of staff of IRIA * Gholāmrezā Ghāsemi ( fa) (1930–2012) – IRIA general * Mortezā Bāyandariān ( fa) (1940–2012) – IRIA general * Siābakhsh Nassiri Zibā ( fa) (1935–2013) – IRIA general *
Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour () was an Iranian military officer. He served as the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, Air Force from 2 October 1981 to 25 November 1983. He was a Major (rank), Major at the time appointed to the offi ...
(1934–2014) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1981–83) * Asghar Imāniān (1929–2015) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1979) * Abolfath Yāftābādi ( fa) (1930–2015) – IRIAF general *
Mohammad Salimi Mohammad Salimi (; 1937– 2016) was an Iranian military who served as the 6th Minister of Defense in November 1981 to August 1984 and the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in 2000 to 2005. Biography Salimi was born in Mashhad in 19 ...
(1937–2016) – chief of staff of IRIA * Behrouz Soleimānjāh ( fa) (1938–2016) – IRIA general * Mohsen Gheytāslou (1990–2016) – member of IRIA Special Forces * Manouchehr Najafdari ( fa) (1931–2017) – head of National Police * Ali Razmi ( fa) (1933–2017) – IRIA general * Ali-Akbar Mousavi Ghavidel ( fa) (1937–2017) – IRIA general * Cyrus Lotfi ( fa) (1935–2018) – IRIA general * Dāriush Zarghāmi ( fa) (1940–2018) – IRIN commando * Nāsser Farbod (1922–2019) – chief of staff of IRIA (1979) *
Houshang Seddigh Houshang Seddigh (; 8 February 1948 – 8 July 2020) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986. Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983. According to Pierr ...
(1941–2020) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1983–86) * Amanollāh Mortazavi ( fa) (1949–2020) – head of National Police * Samad Bālāzādeh ( fa) (1953–2020) – IRIAF pilot * Manouchehr Mohagheghi ( fa) (1943–2021) – IRIAF pilot


Political dissidents

* Ali-Akbar Safāei Farāhāni ( fa) (1939–1971) – Marxist activist and a founder of
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas The Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (OIPFG; ), simply known as Fadaiyan-e-Khalq () was an underground Marxist–Leninist guerrilla organization in Iran. The OIPFG was one of the most important and influential armed groups dur ...
(OIPFG) * Behrouz Dehqāni ( fa) (1939–1971) – Marxist activist * Ali-Rezā Nābdel (1944–1971) – Marxist activist * Saeid Mohsen ( fa) (1939–1972) – Activist and a one of the founders of the
People's Mujahedin of Iran The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) (), is an Iranian dissident organization. It was an armed group until 2003, afterwards transitioning into a politica ...
(PMOI) * Mohammad Hanifnejād ( fa) (1940–1972) – Activist and a one of the founders of the PMOI * Ali-Asghar Badiezādegān ( fa) (1940–1972) – Activist and a one of the founders of the PMOI * Masoud Ahmadzādeh (1945–1972) – Marxist activist * Mehdi Rezāei ( fa) (1952–1972) – Marxist activist * Khosrow Golsorkhi (1944–1974) – Marxist activist and member of
Tudeh Party The Tudeh Party of Iran is an Iranian communist party. Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mirza Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in its early years and played an important role during Mohammad Mosaddegh's campaign to nationalize ...
* Marzieh Ahmadi (1945–1974) – Marxist activist * Shirin Moāzed ( fa) (1945–1974) – Marxist activist * Kerāmatollāh Dāneshiān (1944–1974) – Marxist activist *
Bijan Jazani Bijan Jazani (Persian: بیژن جَزنی, also spelled "''Bizhan'' Jazani"; January 9, 1938, in Tehran – April 19, 1975) was an Iranian political activist and a significant figure among modern Iranian Socialist intellectuals. A Marxist theor ...
(1938–1975) – Marxist activist and a founder of OIPFG * Hassan Ziā-Zarifi (1939–1975) – Marxist activist * Majid Sharif Vāghefi (1948–1975) – Marxist activist * Mohammad Nakhshab ( fa) (1923–1976) – founder of
Movement of God-Worshipping Socialists Movement of God-Worshipping Socialists () was an Iranian political party. The party was one of six original member organizations of the National Front. The party was led by Muhammed Nakhshab. The organization was founded in 1943, through the mer ...
* Mostafā Shoāeiān ( ru) (1936–1976) – Marxist activist *
Hamid Ashraf Hamid Ashraf (; December 31, 1946 – June 29, 1976) was one of the original members and later the leader of the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (OIPFG) that waged a guerrilla warfare against the former Pahlavi regime in Iran f ...
(1946–1976) – Marxist activist and a founder of OIPFG * Rezā Ostād-Hassan-Bannā ( fa) (1922–1978) – protester * Ali Andarzgou ( fa) (1937–1978) – Islamist activist * Kāmrān Nejātollāhi ( fa) (1953–1978) – scholar * Javād Zabihi (1930–1980) – scholar * Ali Shāyegān (1901–1981) – member of the National Front * Ebrāhim Karimābādi (1917–1981) – member of the National Front * Karim Keshāvarz ( ru) (1900–1986) – member of Tudeh Party * Mozzafar Baghāei (1911–1987) – leader of
Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation The Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation (; Zaḥmatkašān means ''proletariat'') was a social-democratic political party in Iran. Initially a member of the National Front, they pledged support for the nationalization of the Iran oil industry a ...
* Ehsān Tabari (1917–1989) – member of Tudeh Party * Ali-Akbar Saeidi Sirjāni (1931–1994) – journalist * Ahmad Zirakzādeh (1907–1993) – member of the National Front * Abolfazl Qāsemi (1921–1993) – member of the National Front * Homā Dārābi (1940–1994) – pediatrician * Ebrāhim Zālzādeh (1948–1997) – author * Dāriush Forouhar (1928–1998) – founder of
Nation Party of Iran Party of the Iranian Nation (or Nation Party of Iran, Iran Nation Party; ) is "a small opposition" party in Iran advocating establishment of a secular democracy. Although the party is technically illegal, it still operates inside Iran. Founded i ...
* Parvāneh Forouhar (1938–1998) – politician * Majid Sharif (1950–1998) – journalist *
Hossein Makki Seyyed Hossein Makki () was an Iranian politician, orator and historian. He was a member of Parliament of Iran for three consecutive terms from 1947 to 1953. The son of a ''bazaari'' merchant, Makki was an employee of National Iranian Railroad Co ...
(1911–1999) – member of the National Front * Noureddin Kiānouri (1915–1999) – Marxist activist and general secretary of Tudeh Party * Ali Ardalān (1914–2000) – politician and member of the National Front * Asghar Pārsā (1919–2007) – member of the National Front * Parviz Varjāvand (1934–2007) – scholar and member of the National Front * Zahrā Bani-Yaghoub (1980–2007) – physician * Majid Kāvousifar (1979–2007) – assassin *
Maryam Firouz Maryam Firouz or Maryam Farman Farmaian (1914, in Kermanshah, Iran – 23 March 2008, in Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian politician. She was a daughter of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and Batoul Khanoum. She founded the women's section of the ...
(1914–2008) – communist member of Tudeh party *
Ali Mousavi Seyed Ali Mousavi (, born 22 April 1974) is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Mousavi was born in Khorramshahr, Iran. He played in the German 2. Bundesliga with Fortuna Köln. International caree ...
(1966–2009) – protester * Omid-Rezā Mirsayāfi (1980–2009) – blogger * Neda Āghā-Soltān (1983–2009) – protester * Rāmin Pourandarjāni (1983–2009) – physician * Mostafā Karimbeigi (1983–2009) – protester * Mohsen Rouholamini (1984–2009) – protester * Sohrāb A'rābi (1990–2009) – protester * Abdoulrezā Soudbakhsh (1950–2010) – physician * Siāmak Pourzand (1931–2011) – journalist * Hodā Sāber (1959–2011) – journalist * Mohammad Mokhtāri (1989–2011) – protester * Farideh Māshini (1960–2012) – feminist * Mohsen Amiraslāni (1977–2014) – psychoanalyst * Farshid Hakki (1974–2018) – political activist * Ali-Rezā Shir-Mohammad-Ali (1998–2019) – political activist * Niktā Esfandāni (2005–2019) – protester * Mohammad Maleki (1933–2020) – member of the National Front * Ruhollāh Zam (1978–2020) – journalist * Khosrow Seif ( fa) (1934–2021) – member of the National Front * Mohsen Shekāri (1999–2022) – protester * Sadaf Movahedi ( fa) (2003–2022) – protester * Yaldā Āghāfazli ( fa) (2003–2022) – protester * Ārmitā Gerāvand (2006–2023) – protester * Kiānush Sanjari (1982–2024) – journalist * Mohammad Ghobādlou (2000–2024) – protester


Politicians (Islamic Republic)

* Mahmoud Tāleghāni (1911–1979) – cleric and a founder of
Freedom Movement of Iran The Freedom Movement of Iran (FMI) or Liberation Movement of Iran (LMI; ) is an Iranian pro-democracy political organization founded in 1961, by members describing themselves as "Muslims, Iranians, Constitutionalists and Mossadeghists". It is th ...
* Asghar Vesāli (1950–1980) – member of IRGC * Mohammad-Hossein Fahmideh (1967–1980) – member of IRGC * Hassan Lāhouti ( fa) (1927–1981) – politician *
Mohammad Beheshti Sayyed Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, poetic philosopher, cleric and politician who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after the Revolution. Beheshti is co ...
(1928–1981) –
chief justice of Iran The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), often called the chief justice of Iran, is the head of the Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Head of Judiciary) and is responsible for its administration and super ...
(1979–81) and head of
Islamic Republic Party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; , also translated Islamic Republic Party) was formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini in their goal to establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in 1987 due to internal confl ...
(IRP) * Mostafā Chamrān (1932–1981) –
minister of defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...
* Mohammad-Javād Bāhonar (1933–1981) – prime minister of Iran (1981) * Mohammad-Ali Rajāei (1933–1981) – prime minister (1980–81) and
president of Iran The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran () is the head of government of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the Supreme Leader of Iran, supreme leader. The 1980 Iranian presidential election, fi ...
(1981) * Mohammad-Ali Fayyāzbakhsh ( fa) (1937–1981) – politician * Mousā Nāmjoo (1938–1981) – minister of defence * Hassan Āyat (1938–1981) – member of IRP * Hassan Abbāspour (1944–1981) – minister of energy * Mohammad Montazeri (1944–1981) – cleric * Mahmoud Ghandi (1945–1981) – minister of communication * Yousef Kolāhdouz (1946–1981) – member of IRGC * Hassan Azodi ( fa) (1946–1981) – politician * Mousā Kalāntari (1949–1981) – minister of housing (1980–81) * Mohammad Kachouei ( fa) (1950–1981) – warden of
Evin Prison Evin Prison () is a prison located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. The prison has been the primary site for detaining Iran's political prisoners since 1972, before and after the Iranian Revolution, in a purpose-built wing nicknamed "E ...
* Mohammad Jahānārā ( fa) (1954–1981) – member of
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...
(IRGC) * Mohsen Vezvāei (1960–1982) – member of IRGC * Mohammad Boroujerdi (1955–1983) – member of IRGC * Hassan Bāgheri ( fa) (1956–1983) – member of IRGC * Mehdi Shāhābādi ( fa) (1930–1984) – member of Majles * Mohammad-Ebrāhim Hemmat (1955–1984) – member of IRGC * Mojtabā Hāshemi ( de) (1940–1985) – head of
Islamic Revolution Committees Islamic Revolution Committees or Committees of Islamic Revolution (), simply known as the Committee (; commonly referred to as ''Komiteh'', pronounced koh-mee-TAY), was a revolutionary organization turned law enforcement agency in Iran. Founded in ...
* Mahmoud Kāveh (1961–1986) – member of IRGC * Kāzem Sāmi (1935–1988) – minister of health (1979) * Ruhollāh Khomeini (1902–1989) – cleric and
supreme leader A supreme leader or supreme ruler typically refers to powerful figures with an unchallenged authority, such as autocrats, dictators to spiritual and revolutionary leaders. Historic examples are Adolf Hitler () of Nazi Germany, Francisco ...
of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–1989) * Asadollāh Mobāsheri (1909–1990) –
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* Mohammad-Javād Tondguyān (1938–1991) – minister of petroleum * Mortezā Āvini (1947–1993) – war photographer *
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(1945–1995) – cleric and politician * Asadollāh Lājevardi (1935–1998) – warden of Evin Prison * Seifollāh Vahid Dastjerdi (1926–1999) – head of
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* Saied Emāmi (1958–1999) – deputy minister of intelligence * Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, Ali-Akbar Aboutorābi-Fard (1939–2000) – member of Islamic Consultative Assembly, Majles * Seyyed Hossein ayatollahi, Hossein Āyatollāhi (1931–2001) – cleric * Taghi Ebtekār (:fa:تقی ابتکار, fa) (1932–2001) – head of Department of Environment (Iran), department of environment (1979–80) * Rahman Dadman, Rahmān Dādmān (1956–2001) – Ministry of Roads and Transportation (Iran), minister of roads and transportation * Habibollāh Dāvarān (:fa:حبیب‌الله داوران, fa) (1926–2003) – politician * Mohsen Nourbakhsh (1948–2003) – governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Central Bank * Mohammad Va'ez Abaee-Khorasani, Mohammad Abāei Khorāsāni (1940–2004) – cleric * Reza Zavare'i, Rezā Zavāre'i (1938–2005) – politician * Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi (1963–2005) – judge * Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi, Nematollāh Sālehi Najafābādi (1923–2006) – cleric * Taghi Khamoushi, Taghi Khāmoushi (1937–2006) – politician * Serājeddin Kāzerouni (:fa:سراج‌الدین کازرونی, fa) (1947–2006) – minister of housing (1984–93) * Jamal Karimi-Rad, Jamāl Karimi-Rād (1956–2006) –
minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
* Ahmad Kazemi, Ahmad Kāzemi (1958–2006) – member of IRGC * Fakhreddin Hejazi, Fakhreddin Hejāzi (1929–2007) – member of Majles * Bahaedin Adab, Bahāeddin Adab (1945–2007) – member of Majles * Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli, Mohammad-Rezā Tavassoli (1931–2008) – cleric * Ahmad Bourghani, Ahmad Bourghāni (1959–2008) – member of Majles * Khadijeh Saqafi (1913–2009) – Khomeini's wife * Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri, Ali Golzādeh Ghafouri (1923–2010) – cleric * Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani, Abbās-Ali Amid Zanjāni (1937–2011) – cleric * Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, Hassan Tehrāni-Moghaddam (1959–2011) – member of IRGC * Mariam Behruzi, Maryam Behrouzi (1945–2012) – member of Majles * Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) – vice president * Habibollah Asgaroladi, Habibollāh Asgarolādi (1932–2013) – minister of commerce (1981–83) * Hamid Taqavi (1955–2014) – member of IRGC * Mostafā Dāvoudi (:fa:مصطفی داوودی, fa) (1939–2015) – chairman of Physical Education Organization, National Sports Organisation (1981–83) * Sadeq Tabatabaei, Sādeq Tabātabāei (1943–2015) – deputy prime minister (1979) * Hossein Hamadani, Hossein Hamadāni (1950–2015) – member of IRGC * Gholāmhossein Shokouhi (:fa:غلامحسین شکوهی, fa) (1926–2016) – minister of education (1979) * Mostafa Katiraei, Mostafā Katirāei (1928–2016) – minister of housing (1979) * Hossein Shah-Hosseini, Hossein Shāh-Hosseini (1928–2017) – chairman of Physical Education Organization (1979) * Jafar Shojouni (1932–2016) – cleric * Marzieh Hadidchi (1939–2016) – member of Majles * Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar Hāshemi Rafsanjāni (1934–2017) – president of Iran (1989–1997) * Ali Shariatmadari, Ali Shariatmadāri (1924–2017) – minister of culture (1979) * Ebrahim Yazdi, Ebrāhim Yazdi (1931–2017) – minister of foreign affairs (1979) * Davoud Ahmadinejad, Dāvoud Ahmadinejād (1950–2017) – politician * Shahla Habibi, Shahlā Habibi (1958–2017) – politician * Ali Akbar Moinfar, Ali-Akbar Moeinfar (1928–2018) – minister of petroleum (1979) * Abbas Amir-Entezam, Abbās Amir-Entezām (1932–2018) – deputy prime minister (1979) * Mohammad Bastenegar, Mohammad Bastenegār (1941–2018) – politician * Abbas Duzduzani, Abbās Duzduzāni (1942–2018) – minister of culture (1980–81) * Asadollah Asgaroladi, Asadollāh Asgarolādi (1933–2019) – businessman * Azam Taleghani, Azam Tāleghāni (1943–2019) – member of Majles * Mohammad Nabi Habibi, Mohammad-Nabi Habibi (1945–2019) – mayor of Tehran (1984–87) * Mohammad Ahmadian, Mohammad Ahmadiān (1956–2019) – politician * Ahad Gudarziani, Ahad Gudarziāni (1969–2019) – journalist * Mohammad Kiavash, Mohammad Kiāvash (1930–2020) – member of Majles * Gholam-Abbas Tavassoli, Gholām-Abbās Tavassoli (1935–2020) – politician * Moussa Zargar, Mousā Zargar (1935–2020) – minister of health (1979–80) * Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1949–2020) – member of Expediency Discernment Council * Hossein Sheikholeslam, Hossein Sheikholeslām (1952–2020) – politician * Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Hossein Kāzempour Ardebili (1952–2020) – politician * Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani, Mohammad-Rezā Rāhchamani (1952–2020) – member of Majles * Nasser Shabani, Nāsser Shabāni (1952–2020) – member of IRGC * Ali-Asghar Zarei, Ali-Asghar Zārei (1956–2020) – member of IRGC * Hassan Zare Dehnavi, Hassan Zāre Dehnavi (1956–2020) – prosecutor * Hamid Kahram, Hamid Kahrām (1958–2020) – member of Majles * Fatemeh Rahbar, Fātemeh Rahbar (1964–2020) – member of Majles * Mohammad Reza Najafi, Mohammad-Rezā Najafi (1969–2020) – member of Majles * Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian, Mohammad-Hādi Nejādhosseiniān (1946–2021) – minister of industries (1989–94) * Hassan Tarighat Monfared (1946–2021) – minister of health (2012–13) * Akbar Torkan, Akbar Torkān (1952–2021) – minister of roads and transportation (1989–93) * Nader Shariatmadari, Nāder Shariatmadāri (1960–2021) – politician * Mohammad Reza Madhi, Mohammad-Rezā Madhi (1969–2021) – member of IRGC * Ali Tehrani, Ali Tehrāni (1926–2022) – cleric * Abbas Sheibani, Abbās Sheibāni (1931–2022) – politician * Morteza Mohammadkhan, Mortezā Mohammadkhān (1946–2022) – minister of commerce (1993–97) * Esmaeil Jabbarzadeh, Esmāil Jabbārzādeh (1960–2022) – member of Majles * Rostam Ghasemi, Rostam Ghāsemi (1964–2022) – minister of petroleum (2011–13) * Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, Hassan Sayyād Khodāei (1972–2022) – member of IRGC * Emad Afroogh, Emād Afroogh (1957–2023) – member of Majles * Alireza Akbari, Alirezā Akbari (1961–2023) – politician * Hamid Behbahani, Hamid Behbahāni (1941–2024) – minister of roads and transportation (2008–11) * Parviz Davoodi, Parviz Dāvoodi (1952–2024) – vice president * Zahra Shojaei, Zahrā Shojāei (1956–2024) – politician


Scholars 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) – satirist


Artists

* 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) – painter


Actors, 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) – actor


Athletes

* 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 player


Businessmen 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) – philanthropist


Others

* 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

File:Shohada tomb2.jpg, Tombs of Mostafa Chamran and Javad Fakoori File:Dolatshahi tomb.jpg, Tomb of Esmat Dowlatshahi File:Saed tomb.jpg, Tomb of Mohammad Sa'ed File:Private tombs of Behesht-e Zahra.jpg, Private tombs File:Dsharifabadi.JPG File:7tir outside.jpg, Haft-e Tir bombing victims' memorial outside view File:7tir inside.jpg, Haft-e Tir bombing victims' memorial File:Graves-001.jpg, The graves of Anonymous martyr, unknown martyrs File:2012 Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery Tehran 7380768412.jpg,
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victims' tombs File:Prepared graves of Behesht-e Zahra.jpg, Prepared graves File:Hafte Tir bombing victims mausoleum (5).jpg, Shohada street


See also

* Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini * Khavaran cemetery * Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery * Golestan Shohada of Isfahan * Golzar Shohada of Qom


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Behesht-e Zahra Behesht-e Zahra, 1970 establishments in Iran Shia cemeteries Cemeteries in Tehran National cemeteries Cemeteries established in the 1970s