Son of Mirza Mohammad Khan Entezamossaltaneh, Nasrullah Enteza Vaziri was born in Tehran, 1899. After his secondary education in Iran o German high school, he entered the school of law and political...

Son of Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Pishnamaz Qanatabadi, seyyed Shams al-Din Qanatabadi nicknamed “Agha Shams” was born in Qanatabad neighborhood of Tehran, 1914. After his elementary education in in old...

Son of Firuz Mirza Nosratoddowleh, AbdolHossein Mirza Farmanfarma was born in Tehran, 1852. He received his primary education from his father and his mother, Hajieh Khanum Homa at home...

Daughter of Sohrab and Farideh Diba was born in Tabriz, 1938. She was hardly four years old that she lost her father. After a short while in Tabriz, her mother took her to Tehran and lived at his brother’s...

Son of Fathali Bakhtiar (Sardar Moazzam Bakhtiari), Lieutenant Teymur Bakhtiar was born in Shahre Kord, 1914. His father was a descendent of Imam Qoli Ilkhani. Teymur Bakhtiar received his elementary education...

Son of Mohsen Amini (Mirza Ali Khan Aminoddowleh’s son) and Fakhroddowleh, daughter of Mozaffaraddin Shah, Dr. Ali Amini was born in Tehran, 1905. He received his elementary education in Roshdieh...

Brigadier Ali Akbar Derakhshani was born in Tehran, 1895. His father, Alinaghi Khan Kangarlu was an officer of Cossack brigade and of migrant Caucasian families. He began his education from the old style schools...

Alexander Griboyedov was born in Moscow, 15th Jan. 1795. He entered Moscow University in 1810. He entered military service in 1812. He began his literary career in 1814. His first play was Young Spouses...

One of the leading figures of constitutional period, Mirza Agha Esfahani was born in Esfahan, about 1867. He was engaged in the trade of oil in Tehran and so he was called ...

A religious authority and spiritual leader of Iran’s constitutional movement, Seyyed Abdullah Behbahani was born in Najaf, 1840. His great grandfather, Seyyed Abdullah Baladi Bahrani was...

Morteza Motahari was born in Fariman village, 31st January, 1919. His father, Sheikh Mohammad Motahari who had completed his studies in Najaf was one of the leading clergies ofFariman...

Mohammad Javad Bahonar was born in Kerman, 1933. His education was entrusted to an old style school when he was at the age of five. After completing primary school, he received religious...

The third son of Mirza Yussef Mostofialmamalek, Nasseraddin Shah’s grand vizier, Mirza Hassan Khan Mostofialmamalek Ashtiani was born in Tehran, 1875. The title of Mostofialamamlek...

Son of Amir Alam Khan II, Amir Assadollah Khan Hessamoddowleh was replaced as the governor of the region between 1824-1829. According to the historical changes, his rule continued until about 1860...

Son of Gholamreza, Gholamali Oveissi was born in Qom. His father was a farmer and small landowner. Following his elementary education, he entered the military school of Tehran, 1930...

Dr. Mostafa Chamran was born in a religious family in Tehran, 8th March 1932. He received his elementary education in Entessarieh school and his secondary education in Darolfonun and Alborz schools...

The fifth son of Motamedovezareh, entitled as Salar Mozaffar and Sardar Entesar, Mozaffar Alam was born in Caucasus, 1882. He received his elementary and secondary education in Turkey...

Mohammad Motazed Baheri was borin in Shirza, 1916. As his Bahai father known as Motazedosharieh, was engaged in forging of documents, he became famous as Moftazahosharieh. When he received his diploma...

Azizollah Zarghami (1884-1978) was one of the favorite generals of Reza Shah, and the chief of Army staff for a long time. Hossein Pasha Khan Zarghamossaltaneh Sheqaqi, his father...

Son of Hajj Hessamaddin Shirazi, Reza Hekmat entitled Sardar Fakher was born in Tehran, 1890. He received his elementary education in Tehran Elmieh School under Mokhberossaltaneh. Then he went to...

Gholam Yahya Daneshian was born in Sarab of Azerbaijan, 1906. In his early youth, he went to work in the oil fields of Baku with his father. He became a member of comsomol, a communist youth...

Second son of AliAkbar Khan Mo’tamedolvezareh, Iranian charge d’affaires in Baghdad and Syria, Dr. Amir Alam was born in Trebizond. He received his elementary education in Iran. Then, he left for...

Hassan Esfandiari entitled Mohtashamossaltaneh, was born in the day of Kadir feast in Tehran, 1867. Mirza Mohammad Khan Rais, entitled Sadiqolmolk was his father who entered government administration...

Daughter of Mozaffaraddin Shah and Sarvarossaltaneh, Ashrafolmoluk is one of the famous women of Iran’s contemporary history. She was born in Tabriz, 1846. She received her education from Tabriz old...

Son of Mohsen Sadrolashraf, Seyyed Javad Sadr was born in Tehran, 1912. He received his primary and secondary education in Ettehadieh, Elmieh, Adab, Aqdassieh and Darolfonun schools of Tehran...

Son of Reza, Kazem Khan Sayyah was born in Tehran, 1895. He completed his higher education in the military school of Constantinople with the rank of artillery officer. Upon the beginning...

Jamshid Alam, was born in 1901 in Van, Turkey. He studied his primary and secondary education in Darolfonun (polytechnic). Then he left for France to continue his studies in Medicine in Lion...

Son of Seyyed Ali SheikholEslam Marandi, one of the religious figures, Seyyed Jalaladdin Tehrani was born in 1893. He studied in the Tarbiat School and then continued his religious education in Sepahsalar School...

He was born in Tehran, 1901. He went to Mozaffari elementary school and studied for a while in Darol Fonun. Then he attended the school of Political Sciences and got his diploma in 1919 from the same school...

Son of Mohammad Ali and Luise Ghotbi, AbdoulReza Ghotbi was born in Tehran, 1939. His mother was one the great grandchildren of Najafqoli Khan Samsam ol Saltaneh Bakhtiari. He went to the Italian elementary school...