History

Saeed Emami (1958–1999) was the deputy minister of intelligence under Ali Fallahian, and adviser to the Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi. He was appointed as deputy minister in security affairs and the second person of intelligence ministry when he was 32 years old. He is also considered as the designer and leader of many internal and extraterritorial intelligence operations during 90s, especially in …

Ferdowsi chain store was the first chain store in Iran that was opened in 1336.  This store is the first department store in Iran and the first large store that was established in European style under the supervision of the government with the aim of creating a chain network.  This store was created from It was the manifestation of American …

Mohammad Mohammadi Dawisaraei (born on July 9, 1307, in Rudsar, Gilan province; died on July 18, 1393) was a Shia cleric. After the victory of the 1357 Iranian revolution and the resignation of Sadegh Khalkhali, he became the head of the Revolutionary Court by order of Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini. Then, he held the positions of a member of jurists and …

Bahman Mohassess (March 1931 – 28 July 2010) was a painter, sculptor, translator, and theatre director. His oeuvre comprises paintings, sculptures and collages. Known as “the irreverent” artist, Mohasses is said to have destroyed many of his own works, and those that become available at auction are now highly sought after. Mohassess is the most prominent artist who was openly …

Morteza Labafinejad (December 14, 1323–February 4, 1354) was a physician and political activist. He was one of the fighters against the Pahlavi government and a member of the People’s Mujahideen organization who was arrested in August 1354 in Tabriz and finally shot in Tehran at dawn on February 4, 1354. After the 1357 revolution, a street and a hospital in …

Amir Hossein Rabii (1930– 1979) was a senior military officer who served as the commander in chief of Imperial Air Force from 1976 to 1979. He was the last commander of the force.Rabii was among the first military officers of the Imperial Iranian Air Force who were trained at Fürstenfeldbruck air base in West Germany during the 1950s and later …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife Ziroatkhon Mirziyoyeva have visited the city of Shusha.The heads of state and their wives first visited the Saatli Mosque.The Saatli Mosque in Shusha was built in 1883 based on the project by Karbalayi Safikhan Garabaghi. Armenians …

Habib Khabiri (15 August 1954–21 June 1984) was a footballer and captain of the national football team. He was arrested for membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization in 1983. He was subsequently tortured and executed by shooting the following year.  His brother, Mohammad, was also a Persian international and vice president of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic.

Nader Batmangalich (born 1282–died 1370) was a military commander, politician, and diplomat. Batmanglich studied military law at Tehran Officer College. Then he went to Switzerland to continue his studies. In 1332, Batmanglich reached the rank of major general. In the August 28 coup, he joined the opponents of Dr. Mossadegh’s government and played an active role in the formation of …

Mohammad Taghi Filsafi (1287–1377) is a famous preacher and one of the fighting figures of the Islamic Revolution , whose photos of his sexual relationship with a prostitute in the safe house of Savak in 1347 made news.  The most serious wave of persecution of Baha’is in the era of Pahlavi started at the request of Ayatollah Borujerdi and with …