Rostam Giv or Lord Rostam Giv ( alternative spellings: Rustam Guiv) (1888, in

Yazd Yazd (; ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is rec ...

– October 7, 1980 in Whittier), was the founder of Giv charity foundation, the 3rd representative of

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in Iranian parliament, and a senator of the Iranian Senate.

Life

Giv was born in 1888 in

. His mother's name was Kharman and his father was named Shahpour. Giv completed his elementary education at Kay Khosravi school and learned English language in Yazd. In 1939, Giv was elected as the Zoroastrian's Representative in Iranian National Assembly after the death of

Keikhosrow Shahrokh Keikhosrow Shahrokh () (1864 in Kerman, Sublime State of Persia – 1939) was the mastermind and designer of the mausoleum for Persian poet Ferdowsi at his burial site in the city of Tus. He is often credited with sparking the Persian nationalis ...

. He founded "Giv's Charity Foundation" in 1958 for supporting people in need. He was also selected as the senator of the Iranian senate in 1963, due to his charity work for the Iranian people.

Rostam Bagh

Rostam Bagh, is a large apartment complex which is located in the Tehran Pars suburb of

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. Rostam Bagh was built by Arbab Rostam Guiv in 1957 for Zoroastrian people and their families who were living in need. The complex has an area of about 25,000 square meters, including residential buildings, a meeting hall, two schools, a sports ground, library and a Zoroastrian

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Ab Anbar

Construction of a 4000-cubic meter capacity ''

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'' (a type of water reservoir) in Yazd to provide clean and safe water for people is another one of Giv's charity works.

Building Schools

Arbab Rustam Guiv has built several schools in Iran, including Giv's Elementary School, Ostad Khdobabakhsh Elementary School, and Ostad Pourdavoud Elementary School, constructed for boys and girls in

. He has also donated 15,000 square meters of land to the

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, Tehran.

Endowments outside Iran

A few months before the

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, Rostam and his wife emigrated to the United States where he established his charity foundations. They donated 4 million dollars towards the building of

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charities all over the world, including in

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, and

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Gallery

giv-orange.jpg, Giv's Darb-e-mehr in Orange County Giv-vanc.JPG, Giv's Darbe Mehr in Vancouver دبستان گیو.jpg, Giv's elementary School in

Giv-san Jose.jpg, Giv's Darbe Mehr
in San Jose

References

Zoroastrian Educational Institute: Arbab Rustam Guiv

External links

Darbe Mehr Zoroastrian Temple In NY

List of fire temples

Arbab Rustam Giv Darbe Mehr Rental Ploicy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giv, Rostam Iranian Zoroastrians 1888 births 1980 deaths Members of the Senate of Iran Iranian philanthropists 20th-century philanthropists 20th-century Iranian politicians People of Qajar Iran People of Pahlavi Iran Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States