Mastoureh Afshar (1898 – 1951) was a intellectual, feminist, and a pioneering figure in the women’s rights movement in homeland. Alongside contemporary feminists Mohtaram Eskandari and Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh, she co-founded the radicalist Patriotic Women’s League of Iran in Tehran in 1922. She became the society’s president in 1925 and held the position until 1932.

Chamran was married to Tamsen Heiman, an American Muslim, in 1961. They had one daughter Roushan and three sons Ali, Jamal and Rahim. Jamal drowned during childhood and the rest of them live in the US. After migrating to Lebanon, due to the difficulties they were facing, Tamsen left Chamran in 1973 and went back to the US. She died …

  Bakhtiar was born on 26 June 1914 in southwestern Iran into a family of Iranian tribal nobility, the family of the paramount chieftains of the then powerful Bakhtiari tribe. His father was Mohammad Reza Khan (Sardar-e-Fateh), his mother Naz-Baygom, both Lurs and Bakhtiaris. Bakhtiar’s maternal grandfather, Najaf-Gholi Khan Samsam ol-Saltaneh, had been appointed prime minister twice, in 1912 and …

    Parviz Kardan is a highly respected and revered persian cinema legend, director, comedian and playwright. Parviz Kardan is known as the crown prince of Iranian comedy as well as being a powerful dramatic actor. Many persian actors attribute Parviz as their inspiration.

On 16 January 1979, Mohammad Reza made a contract with Farboud and left Iran at the behest of Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar (a longtime opposition leader himself), who sought to calm the situation.

Carrie Johnson was pictured holding baby Wilfred alongside Joe Biden’s wife Jill today in official pictures issued by Downing Street – as the newlywed made her debut onto the world stage alongside her husband Boris. The 33-year-old cut an elegant figure in a scarlet £325 LK Bennett gown as she walked hand-in-hand with the Prime Minister and joined President Joe …

A massive order was made by the Iranian government in an attempt to modernize the Iranian Imperial Navy and give it capability to patrol the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. The Iranian Navy had placed an order for 4 Kidd-class destroyers equipped with Standard missiles, Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWSs and Mark 46 torpedoes, 3 used retrofitted Tang-class submarines …

  Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi (1919 –  2016) was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran (Persia), and a member of the Pahlavi dynasty. She was considered the “power behind her brother” and was instrumental in the 1953 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah.

Fatemeh Haghighatjoo is a scholar and reformist politician who represented capital, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Iranian Parliament from 2000 to 2004.

Alireza Zakani is a conservative politician and former member of the Parliament of Iran. He owns Jahan News website and Panjereh Weekly. He announced ran for presidency in 2013 and 2017. However, he was disqualified by Guardian Council twice.