Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery () is located in
Darband, close to
Tajrish
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The Tajri ...
,
Shemiran
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(now a neighbourhood inside
Tehran
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's city limits). It serves as the final resting place for numerous Iranian artists, poets, and musicians.
History
Ali Khan Zahir od-Dowleh, head of the Society of Brotherhood (
Anjoman-e Okhovat
The Anjoman-e Okhovat () was a Freemason-like mystical society rooted in Sufism. Founded in Qajar Iran, in 1899, it was originally a continuation of the Safi'alishahi branch of Ni'matullāhī, an Iranian Shia Sufi order.
History
The founder and f ...
) passed away from a heart attack on Friday, June 27, 1924, in his garden in Jafarabad,
Shemiran
Shemirān (, ) is the capital of Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, but is actually located just north of the borders of Tehran County along Chamran Expressway and Sadr Expressway and it is the northernmost district of the city of T ...
. He was interred in a public cemetery near his garden, located between
Tajrish
Tajrish (, ) is a neighbourhood of Tehran, capital of Iran. Administratively it is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province and serves as the capital of the county. At one time a village, it was later absorbed into the city of Tehran.
The Tajri ...
and Imamzadeh Qasim in Shemiran. This site was previously home to an old cemetery, and later the
Zahir-od-Dowleh Khanqah (Safa' alishah ) was relocated to this place. Following Zahir-od-Dowleh's burial, his disciples named the old cemetery and khanqah "Zahir-od-Dowleh Safa Ali Cemetery."
The burial site of Zahir-od-Dowleh was situated beneath a tree known as "Daghdaghan," where he often sat during his lifetime. Before his burial, he was ritually washed by
Mowlavi Rashti, who was also later buried at the same site. The Society of Brotherhood (
Anjoman-e Okhovat
The Anjoman-e Okhovat () was a Freemason-like mystical society rooted in Sufism. Founded in Qajar Iran, in 1899, it was originally a continuation of the Safi'alishahi branch of Ni'matullāhī, an Iranian Shia Sufi order.
History
The founder and f ...
) enclosed this public cemetery, officially naming it "Zahir-od-Dowleh Safa Ali Cemetery."
Owing to Zahir-od-Dowleh Safa Ali's popularity among various social classes, numerous artists, politicians, and scholars requested to be buried in this cemetery. As a result, the khanqah custodians and Zahir-od-Dowleh's disciples garnered considerable revenue from selling burial plots.
From the 1960s onward, burials in this complex were prohibited, with exceptions granted through special permits and in limited numbers during the 1960s and 1970s. The last burial at Zahir-od-Dowleh Safa Ali Cemetery occurred in 1979, with the interment of General
Ali Neshat.
Notable burials
*
Ali Khan Zahir od-Dowleh (1864–1924) – Sufi leader
*
Gholamhossein Darvish (1872–1926) – musician
* Prince
Iraj Mirza
Prince Iraj Mirza ( Persian: ایرج میرزا, literally ''Prince Iraj''; October 1874 – 14 March 1926), titled Jalāl-ol-Mamālek ( Persian: جلالالممالک), was a prominent Iranian poet. He was the son of Prince Gholam-Hossein ...
(1874–1926) – Qajar prince and poet
* Seifeddin Kermanshahi
( fa) (1876–1932) – playwright
* Princess
Zahra Khanom Taj os-Saltaneh (1883–1936) – Qajar princess
*
Habib Samaei (1905–1941) – musician
* Sharafeddin Qahramani
( fa) (1900–1942) – author
* Musa Hakimi Nazm os-Saltaneh
( fa) (1864–1944) –
constitutionalist
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Political organizations are constitutional to ...
* Hassan-Ali Mostashar Mostashar ol-Molk
( fa) (1879–1945) – politician
* Mohammad Masoud
( ru) (1901–1947) – journalist
* Prince Mohammad-Sadegh Morza Moezz od-Dowleh
( fa) (1866–1948) – Qajar prince
* Mohammd-Hossein Loghman Adham
( fa) (1879–1950) – physician
*
Mohammad Taqi Bahar
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (; also romanised as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā () and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār ("poet laureate," literally: ''the king of poets''), w ...
(1884–1951) – poet and scholar
*
Gholamreza Rashid Yasemi (1895–1951) – poet
* Hossein Hangafarin
( fa) (1875–1952) – musician
*
Reza Mahjubi (1898–1954) – musician
* Hossein Taherzadeh
( fa) (1882–1955) – singer
* Hassan Loghman Adham
( fa) (1884–1957) – politician
*
Abolhasan Saba
Abolhasan Saba (; April 15, 1902 – December 19, 1957) was a renowned Iranian composer, violinist, and setar player.
Biography
He was born in Tehran to Abul Qasim Khan ''Kamal ol-Saltaneh'', son of Mohammad Jafar Khan ''Sadr ol-Hekma'', son of ...
(1902–1957) – musician
*
Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri
Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri ( ; (1905 – 5 August 1959), born Qamar Khanum Seyed Hosayn Khan (), commonly known as "Qamar" ( ), was a celebrated Iranian singer, who was also the first woman of her time to sing in public in Iran without wearing a veil. S ...
(1905–1959) – singer
* Dariush Rafiei
( fa) (1927–1959) – singer
* Esmail Marzban
( fa) (1867–1960) – politician
* Mohammad-Mehdi Obehi
( fa) (1873–1960) – politician
* Hossein Saba
( fa) (1924–1960) – musician
* Fazlollah Mohtadi Sobhi
( fa) (1897–1962) – writer
* Nosratollah Montaser
( fa) (1899–1965) – mayor of Teheran
*
Morteza Mahjoubi (1899–1965) – musician
*
Ruhollah Khaleqi
Ruhollah Khaleqi ( ; 1906 – 12 November 1965) was a prominent Iranian composer, conductor and author. He is best known for composing the patriotic song " Ey Iran".
He was the father of Golnoush Khaleghi—Iran's first female conductor.
Ea ...
(1906–1965) – musician
*
Ahmad Nakhjavan (1893–1966) –
IIAF
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Imperial era
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general and chief of staff (1925–36)
*
Forough Farrokhzad
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Ear ...
(1934–1966) – poet
* Hossein Masrour
( fa) (1890–1968) – writer
* Hossein Yahaghi
( fa) (1903–1968) – musician
*
Mohammad-Hassan Rahi Moayyeri (1909–1968) – poet
*
Hassan Taqizadeh
Sayyed Hasan Taqizādeh (; September 27, 1878 in Tabriz, Iran – January 28, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) was an influential Iranian politician and diplomat, of Azerbaijani origin, during the Qajar era under the reign of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ...
(1876–1969) – politician and veteran constitutionalist
* Masoud Moazed
( fa) (d. 1969) – politician
* Ebrahim Mansouri
( fa) (1899–1969) – musician
* Moshir Homayoun Shahrdar
( fa) (1885–1970) – musician
*
Jahanbakht Tofigh (1931–1970) – wrestler
*
Sobhi Fazl'ollah Mohtadi (1897–1962) – Author
* Ali Eghbal
( fa) (1899–1972) – politician
* Mohammad Ameri
( fa) (1889–1973) – politician
*
Hossein Tehrani (1912–1974) – musician
* Ahmad Vosough
( fa) (1899–1975) –
IIA general
* Farid Khaz'al
( fa) (1927–1975) –
IIN general
* Nasrollah Saba
( fa) (1886–1977) – politician
* Giti Amir-Khosravi
( fa) (1895–1977) – musician
* Nur-Ali Borumand
( de) (1905–1977) – musician
*
Fazael Tadayon (1908–1977) – IIAF general and chief of staff (1975–77)
*
Ali Neshat (1923–1979) –
Imperial Guard
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general
Gallery
Image: Zahir-od-Dowleh Cemetery 12.jpg, Iraj Mirza
Prince Iraj Mirza ( Persian: ایرج میرزا, literally ''Prince Iraj''; October 1874 – 14 March 1926), titled Jalāl-ol-Mamālek ( Persian: جلالالممالک), was a prominent Iranian poet. He was the son of Prince Gholam-Hossein ...
Image:Bahar tomb.jpg, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (; also romanised as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā () and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār ("poet laureate," literally: ''the king of poets''), w ...
(Malak o-Sh'sho'arā)
Image:Zahir-Foroogh.jpg, Forough Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad (; 28 December 1934 – 14 February 1967) was an influential Iranian poet and film director. She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclastic,* feminist author. Farrokhzad died in a car accident at the age of 32.
Ear ...
Image:Zahir-Khaleghi.jpg, Ruhollah Khaleqi
Ruhollah Khaleqi ( ; 1906 – 12 November 1965) was a prominent Iranian composer, conductor and author. He is best known for composing the patriotic song " Ey Iran".
He was the father of Golnoush Khaleghi—Iran's first female conductor.
Ea ...
Image:Zahir-Vaziri.jpg, Qamar ol-Molouk Vaziri
References
External links
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A short biography of Mirza Ali-Khan Zahir od-Dowleh, ''The Group Weblog of the Archivists of Iran'' (وبلاگ گروهی آرشیویستهای ایران), in PersianA photograph of Mirza Ali-Khan Zahir od-Dowleh
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Neighbourhoods in Tehran
Cemeteries in Tehran