Monir Vakili who was a soprano singer

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She toured and performed extensively in Russia, Tajikestan, Bulgaria, Romania, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. She was married to Abdol Majid Majidi. They had two daughters: Scheherazade (a.k.a. ZaZa) and Djamileh. Vakili died in a car accident in Belgium on February 28, 1983 as her husband’s car collided with a tank. They had been driving to an informal gathering with prominent diplomats.

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