Behesht-e Zahra
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Established | 1970 |
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Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 35°32′10″N 51°22′12″E / 35.536°N 51.370°E |
Type | Public |
Size | 534 hectares (1,320 acres) |
No. of graves | 1,600,000 |
Website | beheshtezahra |
Find a Grave | Behesht-e Zahra بهشت زهرا |
Behesht-e Zahra (Persian: بهشت زهرا, lit. The Paradise of Zahra, from Fatima az-Zahra) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran,[1] it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.
History
In the early 1950s, all the cemeteries in Tehran were supposed to be replaced by several large new ones outside the then precincts of the capital. Behesht-e Zahra was built in late 1960s on the southern side of Teheran towards the direction of the city of Qom and opened on 29 June 1970 by mayor of Tehran, Gholamreza Nikpey. It was named by Ayatollah Ahmad Khonsari. The first person buried in Behesht-e Zahra was Mohammad-Taghi Khial on 25 July 1970.
Many of the deceased soldiers of the Iran–Iraq War were buried in the martyr's section of the graveyard.[2][3]
Notable burials
Royalties
- Prince Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1935–1973) – industrialist and nobleman
- Princess Hamdamosaltaneh Pahlavi (1903–1978) – daughter of Reza Shah Pahlavi
- Badr-ol-Molouk Vala (1895–1979) – wife of Ahmad Shah Qajar
- Princess Ezzosaltaneh Qajar (1891–1984) – daughter of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar
- Princess Irandokht Qajar (1915–1984) – daughter of Ahmad Shah Qajar
- Princess Sadigheh Pahlavi (fa) (1917–1990) – daughter of Reza Shah
- Prince Hamid-Reza Pahlavi (1932–1992) – youngest son of Reza Shah
- Esmat Dowlatshahi (1904–1995) – Reza Shah's wife
Politicians (Pahlavi Era)
- Sadegh Rezazadeh Shafagh (fa) (1895–1971) – politician and scholar
- Saeid Malek Loqman ol-Molk (fa) (1888–1972) – minister of health (1944–48) and senator
- Hossein Navab (1897–1972) – minister of foreign affairs (1952)
- Abdorrahman Faramarzi (fa) (1897–1972) – politician
- Mozaffar Alam (1882–1973) – politician
- Mohammad Sa'ed (1883–1973) – prime minister of Iran (1944) and (1948–50)
- Ahmad Aramesh (fa) (1908–1973) – minister of labour (1946–47)
- Reza Tajaddod (fa) (1888–1974) – politician
- Abdolqadir Azad (fa) (1891–1974) – politician
- Aligholi Hedayat (fa) (1898–1974) – senator
- Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz Sadr (1902–1974) – politician
- Hajar Tarbiat (fa) (1906–1974) – senator
- Naser Ameri (fa) (1928–1975) – politician
- Mohammad-Ali Dadvar (fa) (1903–1977) – politician
- Ahmad Bahadori (fa) (1911–1977) – senator
- Jahanshah Samsam (fa) (1911–1977) – senator
- Mahmoud Jalili (fa) (1912–1977) – senator
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979) – prime minister of Iran (1965–77) and leader of Rastakhiz party
- Mahmoud Jafarian (1928–1979) – director-general of National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT)
- Gholamhossein Daneshi (fa) (1936–1979) – politician
- Parviz Nikkhah (de) (1939–1979) – politician
- Salar Jaff (fa) (1940–1979) – politician
- Najafgholi Moezzi Hesam od-Dowleh (fa) (1886–1980) – politician
- Habibollah Amouzgar (fa) (1890–1980) – minister of education (1951) and senator
- Abolqasem Najm (1892–1980) – minister of foreign affairs (1945–46)
- Nasrollah Entezam (1900–1980) – diplomat
- Hossein-Ali Rashed (fa) (1905–1980) – politician
- Farrokhroo Parsa (1922–1980) – minister of education (1968–71)
- Anoushirvan Sepahbodi (1888–1981) – diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1947)
- Javad Ameri (fa) (1891–1981) – politician
- Allah-Yar Saleh (1897–1981) – diplomat and politician
- Abdolbaghi Shoaei (fa) (1903–1982) – minister of finance (1960–62)
- Mehdi Mashayekhi (fa) (1905–1985) – mayor of Tehran (1945–46)
- Abbas Aram (1906–1985) – minister of foreign affairs (1959–66)
- Amanollah Ardalan (fa) (1884–1986) – politician
- Shams Qanatabadi (fa) (1914–1987) – politician
- Amir-Teymour Kalali (1894–1988) – minister of interior (1949–51)
- Ebrahim Fakhraei (fa) (1899–1988) – politician
- Zeynolabedin Rahnama (fa) (1890–1989) – politician
- Mohammad-Ali Varasteh (fa) (1894–1989) – senator
- Hossein Jodat (fa) (1892–1990) – politician
- Kazem Hassibi (1906–1990) – politician
- Abbasqoli Golshayan (fa) (1902–1990) – minister of finance (1948–50)
- Mohammad-Sadeq Amir-Azizi (fa) (1904–1992) – minister of interior (1961–63)
- Ahmad Hooman (1909–1995) (fa) – minister of imperial court (1951)
- Azizollah Malek-Esmaeili (fa) (1903–1996) – politician
- Jahanshah Saleh (fa) (1904–1996) – senator
- Jalal Abdoh (de) (1909–1996) – diplomat
- Nosratollah Kasemi (fa) (1911–1996) – politician
- Parvin Soufi (fa) (d. 1997) – politician
- Vajihollah Fazel (fa) (1907–1998) – senator
- Gholamali Farivar (fa) (1909–1998) – minister of industries and mines (1961)
- Shams-ol-Molouk Mosaheb (fa) (1922–1998) – senator
- Abolfazl Ghazi (fa) (1931–1998) – minister of higher education (1978)
- Mehrangiz Manouchehrian (1906–2000) – lawyer and senator
- Hassan Shalchian (fa) (1911–2000) – minister of roads and transportation
- Javad Sadr (fa) (1912–2000) – minister of interior (1963–66)
- Abolghasem Tafazzoli (fa) (1921–2004) – politician
- Hossein Falsafi (fa) (1919–2005) – politician
- Sabar Farman-Farmaian (1912–2006) – minister of health (1953)
- Amir-Nosratollah Balakhanlou (1917–2007) – politician
- Mohammad-Ali Safi-Asfia (fa) (1913–2008) – chief of Planning and Budget Organization (1962–68)
- Kazem Oskouei (fa) (1919–2009) – politician
- Mohammad-Reza Jalali Naeini (fa) (1916–2010) – senator
- Masoud Borzin (fa) (1920–2010) – director-general of NIRT
- Hassan-Ali Saremi Kalali (fa) (1926–2011) – politician
- Manouchehr Agah (fa) (1930–2012) – politician
- Yahya Sadeq Vaziri (fa) (1911–2013) – minister of justice (1979)
- Rahim Zehtabfar (fa) (1927–2013) – politician
- Reza Kermani (fa) (1934–2013) – politician
- Manouchehr Saeed Vaziri (fa) (1920–2014) – politician
- Karim Motamedi (fa) (1924–2018) – minister of communications (1974–79)
Military personnel
- Mohammad-Ali Vajed Salar Motazed (fa) (1886–1975) – IIA general
- Reza Zandipour (fa) (1923–1975) – IIA general
- Ahmad Mogharebi (de) (1921–1977) – IIA general
- Marzieh Arfaei (fa) (1901–1978) – physician and IIA general
- Nematollah Nassiri (1910–1979) – Imperial Iranian Army (IIA) general and head of SAVAK (1965–78)
- Jafarqoli Sadri (fa) (1911–1979) – head of National Police
- Mehdi Rahimi (1921–1979) – IIA general
- Reza Naji (fa) (1923–1979) – IIA general
- Manouchehr Khosrodad (1927–1979) – Imperial Iranian Army Aviation general
- Nader Jahanbani (1928–1979) – Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) general
- Amir-Hossein Rabiei (1931–1979) – commander in chief of IIAF (1977–79)
- Houshang Hatam (fa) (1918–1980) – IIA general
- Ali Eghbali Dogahe (1949–1980) – IIAF pilot
- Hemmatollah Pahlavan (fa) (1906–1982) – IIA general
- Mahmoud Mirjalali (fa) (1898–1983) – IIA general
- Farrokhzad Jahangiri (fa) (1950–1985) – IIAF pilot
- Ahmad Keshvari (1953–1980) – IRIA pilot
- Houshang Vahid Dastjerdi (fa) (1925–1981) – head of National Police
- Valiollah Fallahi (1931–1981) – chief of staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (IRIA)
- Javad Fakoori (1938–1981) – chief of staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF)
- Mir-Mohammad Mohanna (fa) (1901–1983) – commander in chief of IIAF (1948–49)
- Hedayatollah Gilanshah (fa) (1907–1984) – commander in chief of IIAF (1954–58)
- Hassan Aghareb Parast (1946–1984) – IRIA general
- Masoud Monfared Niyaki (1929–1985) – IRIA general
- Hassan Abshenasan (1936–1985) – IRIA general
- Hossein Khalatbari (1949–1985) – IRIAF pilot
- Abdolbaghi Darvish (1948–1986) – IRIAF pilot
- Hossein Fardoust (1917–1987) – IIA general and deputy head of SAVAK
- Mohammad-Ali Saffari (fa) (1898–1988) – head of National Police and senator
- Bahram Hooshyar (1938–1991) – IRIAF pilot
- Mansour Sattari (1948–1995) – chief of staff of IRIAF
- Ali-Reza Yasini (fa) (1951–1995) – IRIAF pilot
- Ali Sayad Shirazi (1944–1999) – chief of staff of IRIA
- Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (1924–1999) – chief of staff of IRIA
- Jalil Zandi (1951–2001) – IRIAF ace fighter pilot
- Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr (1920–2008) – chief of staff of IRIA
- Gholamreza Ghasemi (fa) (1930–2012) – IRIA general
- Morteza Bayandarian (fa) (1940–2012) – IRIA general
- Siabakhsh Nassiri-Ziba (fa) (1935–2013) – IRIA general
- Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour (1934–2014) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1981-83)
- Asghar Imanian (1929–2015) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1979)
- Abolfath Yaftabadi (fa) (1930–2015) – IRIAF general
- Mohammad Salimi (1937–2016) – chief of staff of IRIA
- Behrouz Soleimanjah (fa) (1938–2016) – IRIA general
- Mohsen Gheytaslou (1990–2016) – member of IRIA Special Forces
- Ali Razmi (fa) (1933–2017) – IRIA general
- Ali-Akbar Mousavi Ghavidel (fa) (1937–2017) – IRIA general
- Cyrus Lotfi (fa) (1935–2018) – IRIA general
- Dariush Zarghami (fa) (1940–2018) – IRIN commando
- Nasser Farbod (1922–2019) – chief of staff of IRIA (1979)
- Houshang Seddigh (1941–2020) – chief of staff of IRIAF (1983-86)
Political Dissidents
- Ali-Akbar Safaei Farahani (fa) (1939–1971) – Marxist activist and a founder of Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (OIPFG)
- Behrouz Dehqani (fa) (1939–1971) – Marxist activist
- Alireza Nabdel (1944–1971) – Marxist activist
- Saeed Mohsen (fa) (1939–1972) – Marxist activist and a founder of People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI)
- Mohammad Hanifnejad (fa) (1940–1972) – Marxist activist and a founder of PMOI
- Ali-Asghar Badizadegan (fa) (1940–1972) – Marxist activist and a founder of PMOI
- Masoud Ahmadzadeh (1945–1972) – Marxist activist
- Mehdi Rezaei (fa) (1952–1972) – Marxist activist
- Khosrow Golsorkhi (1944–1974) – Marxist activist and member of Tudeh Party
- Marzieh Ahmadi (1945–1974) – Marxist activist
- Shirin Moazed (fa) (1945–1974) – Marxist activist
- Keramatollah Daneshian (1944–1974) – Marxist activist
- Bijan Jazani (1938–1975) – Marxist activist and a founder of OIPFG
- Hassan Zia-Zarifi (1939–1975) – Marxist activist
- Majid Sharif Vaghefi (1948–1975) – Marxist activist
- Mohammad Nakhshab (fa) (1923–1976) – founder of Movement of God-Worshipping Socialists
- Mostafa Shoaeian (ru) (1936–1976) – Marxist activist
- Hamid Ashraf (1946–1976) – Marxist activist and a founder of OIPFG
- Reza Ostad-Hassan-Banna (fa) (1922–1978) – protester
- Ali Andarzgoo (fa) (1937–1978) – Islamist activist
- Kamran Nejatollahi (fa) (1953–1978) – scholar
- Ali Shayegan (1901–1981) – member of the National Front
- Ebrahim Karimabadi (1917–1981) – member of the National Front
- Karim Keshavarz (fa) (1900–1986) – member of Tudeh Party
- Mozzafar Baghai (1911–1987) – leader of Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation
- Ehsan Tabari (1917–1989) – member of Tudeh Party
- Ali-Akbar Sa'idi Sirjani (1931–1994) – journalist
- Ahmad Zirakzadeh (1907–1993) – member of the National Front
- Abolfazl Qassemi (1921–1993) – member of the National Front
- Homa Darabi (1940–1994) – pediatrician
- Ebrahim Zalzadeh (1948–1997) – author
- Dariush Forouhar (1928–1998) – founder of Nation Party of Iran
- Parvaneh Forouhar (1938–1998) – politician
- Majid Sharif (1950–1998) – journalist
- Hossein Makki (1911–1999) – member of the National Front
- Noureddin Kianouri (1915–1999) – Marxist activist and general secretary of Tudeh Party
- Ali Ardalan (1914–2000) – politician and member of the National Front
- Asghar Parsa (1919–2007) – member of the National Front
- Parviz Varjavand (1934–2007) – scholar and member of the National Front
- Zahra Bani Yaghoub (1980–2007) – physician
- Majid Kavousifar (1979–2007) – assassin
- Maryam Firouz (1914–2008) – communist member of Tudeh party
- Ali Mousavi (1966–2009) – protester
- Omid-Reza Mirsayafi (1980–2009) – blogger
- Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009) – protester
- Ramin Pourandarjani (1983–2009) – physician
- Mostafa Karim Beigi (1983–2009) – protester
- Mohsen Rouholamini (1984–2009) – protester
- Sohrab Aarabi (1990–2009) – protester
- Abdoulreza Soudbakhsh (1950–2010) – physician
- Siamak Pourzand (1931–2011) – journalist
- Hoda Saber (1959–2011) – journalist
- Mohammad Mokhtari (1989–2011) – protester
- Farideh Mashini (1960–2012) – feminist
- Mohsen Amiraslani (1977–2014) – psychoanalyst
- Farshid Hakki (1974–2018) – political activist
- Alireza Shir-Mohammad-Ali (1998–2019) – political activist
- Nikta Esfandani (fa) (2005–2019) – protester
Politicians (Islamic Republic)
- Mahmoud Taleghani (1911–1979) – cleric and a founder of Freedom Movement of Iran
- Asghar Vesali (1950–1980) – member of IRGC
- Mohammad-Hossein Fahmideh (1967–1980) – war hero
- Hassan Lahouti (fa) (1927–1981) – politician
- Mohammad Beheshti (1928–1981) – chief justice of Iran (1979–81) and head of Islamic Republic Party (IRP)
- Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981) – minister of defence[4]
- Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933–1981) – prime minister of Iran (1981)
- Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933–1981) – prime minister (1980–81) and president of Iran (1981)
- Mohammad-Ali Fayyazbakhsh (fa) (1937–1981) – politician
- Mousa Namjoo (1938–1981) – minister of defence
- Hassan Ayat (1938–1981) – member of IRP
- Hassan Abbaspour (1944–1981) – minister of energy
- Mohammad Montazeri (1944–1981) – cleric
- Mahmoud Qandi (1945–1981) – minister of communication
- Yousef Kolahdouz (1946–1981) – member of IRGC
- Hassan Azodi (fa) (1946–1981) – politician
- Mousa Kalantari (1949–1981) – minister of housing (1980–81)
- Mohammad Kachouei (fa) (1950–1981) – warden of Evin Prison
- Mohammad Jahanara (fa) (1954–1981) – member of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Mohsen Vezvaei (1960–1982) – member of IRGC
- Mohammad Boroujerdi (1955–1983) – member of IRGC
- Hassan Bagheri (fa) (1956–1983) – member of IRGC
- Mehdi Shahabadi (fa) (1930–1984) – member of Majles
- Mohammad-Ebrahim Hemmat (1955–1984) – member of IRGC
- Mojtaba Hashemi (de) (1940–1985) – head of Islamic Revolution Committees
- Mahmoud Kaveh (1961–1986) – member of IRGC
- Kazem Sami (1935–1988) – minister of health (1979)
- Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) – cleric and supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–1989)
- Asadollah Mobasheri (1909–1990) – minister of justice
- Mohammad-Javad Tondguyan (1938–1991) – minister of petroleum
- Morteza Avini (1947–1993) – war photographer
- Ahmad Khomeini (1945–1995) – cleric and politician
- Asadollah Lajevardi (1935–1998) – warden of Evin Prison
- Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi (1926–1999) – head of Iranian Red Crescent Society
- Saeed Emami (1958–1999) – deputy minister of intelligence
- Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard (1939–2000) – member of Majles
- Hossein Ayatollahi (1931–2001) – cleric
- Taghi Ebtekar (fa) (1932–2001) – head of department of environment (1979–80)
- Rahman Dadman (1956–2001) – minister of roads and transportation
- Habibollah Davaran (fa) (1926–2003) – politician
- Mohsen Nourbakhsh (1948–2003) – governor of the Central Bank
- Mohammad Abaee-Khorasani (1940–2004) – cleric
- Reza Zavare'i (1938–2005) – politician
- Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi (1963–2005) – judge
- Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi (1923–2006) – cleric
- Taghi Khamoushi (1937–2006) – politician
- Serajeddin Kazerouni (fa) (1947–2006) – minister of housing (1984–93)
- Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956–2006) – minister of justice
- Ahmad Kazemi (1958–2006) – member of IRGC
- Fakhreddin Hejazi (1929–2007) – member of Majles
- Bahaedin Adab (1945–2007) – member of Majles
- Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli (1931–2008) – cleric
- Ahmad Bourghani (1959–2008) – member of Majles
- Khadijeh Saqafi (1913–2009) – Khomeini's wife
- Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri (1923–2010) – cleric
- Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011) – cleric
- Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam (1959–2011) – member of IRGC
- Maryam Behrouzi (1945–2012) – member of Majles
- Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) – vice president
- Habibollah Asgaroladi (1932–2013) – minister of commerce
- Hamid Taqavi (1955–2014) – member of IRGC
- Mostafa Davoudi (fa) (1939–2015) – chairman of National Sports Organisation (1981–83)
- Sadeq Tabatabaei (1943–2015) – deputy prime minister
- Hossein Hamadani (1950–2015) – member of IRGC
- Gholamhossein Shokouhi (fa) (1926–2016) – minister of education (1979)
- Mostafa Katiraei (1928–2016) – minister of housing (1979)
- Hossein Shah-Hosseini (1928–2017) – chairman of Physical Education Organization (1979)
- Jafar Shojouni (1932–2016) – cleric
- Marzieh Hadidchi (1939–2016) – member of Majles
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017) – president of Iran (1989–1997)
- Ali Shariatmadari (1924–2017) – minister of culture (1979)
- Ebrahim Yazdi (1931–2017) – minister of foreign affairs (1979)
- Davoud Ahmadinejad (1950–2017) – politician
- Shahla Habibi (1958–2017) – politician
- Ali-Akbar Moinfar (1928–2018) – minister of petroleum (1979)
- Abbas Amir-Entezam (1932–2018) – deputy prime minister (1979)
- Mohammad Bastenegar (1941–2018) – politician
- Abbas Duzduzani (1942–2018) – minister of culture (1980–81)
- Asadollah Asgaroladi (1933–2019) – businessman
- Azam Taleghani (1943–2019) – member of Majles
- Mohammad-Nabi Habibi (1945–2019) – mayor of Tehran (1984–87)
- Mohammad Ahmadian (1956–2019) – politician
- Ahad Gudarziani (1969–2019) – journalist
- Mohammad Kiavash (1930–2020) – member of Majles
- Mousa Zargar (fa) (1935–2020) – minister of health (1979–80)
- Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1949–2020) – member of Expediency Discernment Council
- Hossein Sheikholeslam (1952–2020) – politician
- Hossein Kazempour Ardebili (1952–2020) – politician
- Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani (1952–2020) – member of Majles
- Fatemeh Rahbar (1964–2020) – member of Majles
Scholars and journalists
- Abbas Khalili (ru) (1895–1972) – journalist
- Abdolhossein Sanatizadeh (fa) (1895–1973) – novelist
- Hushang Irani (1925–1973) – poet
- Mohammad Hejazi (1900–1974) – writer
- Ahmad-Ali Sepehr (fa) (1888–1975) – historian
- Hassan Zia-Zarifi (1939–1975) – scholar
- Mojtaba Minovi (1903–1976) – scholar
- Abdolhossein Mirsepasi (fa) (1907–1976) – scholar
- Mohsen Hashtroodi (1908–1976) – scholar
- Masih Daneshvari (fa) (1899–1977) – scholar
- Isa Sedigh (1894–1978) – scholar and founder of the University of Tehran
- Mohammad Parvin Gonabadi (1903–1978) – scholar
- Abolhassan Etessami (1903–1978) – architect
- Gholamhossein Mosaheb (1910–1979) – scholar
- Hassan Amid (1910–1979) – lexicographer
- Khadijeh Afzal Vaziri (it) (1889–1981) – journalist
- Isa Behnam (fa) (1906–1984) – scholar
- Enayatollah Shakibapour (fa) (1907–1984) – translator
- Habib Nafisi (1908–1984) – scholar and founder of the Tehran Polytechnic
- Azar Andami (1926–1984) – physician
- Bahram Sadeghi (1937–1984) – writer
- Zabihollah Mansouri (fa) (1899–1986) – translator
- Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh (1902–1986) – author
- Hassan Sajjadinejad (fa) (1918–1988) – scholar
- Ganjali Sabahi (1906–1989) – writer
- Firouz Shirvanloo (fa) (1938–1989) – scholar
- Abbas Nalbandian (1949–1989) – playwright
- Ali-Akbar Siassi (1896–1990) – scholar and politician
- Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914–1990) – linguist and scholar
- Mehrdad Avesta (1930–1991) – poet
- Abolghasem Halat (fa) (1914–1992) – writer
- Bahram Farahvashi (fa) (1925–1992) – scholar
- Ahmad Fardid (1909–1994) – philosopher
- Mehrdad Bahar (1930–1994) – linguist
- Esfandiar Esfandiari (es) (1910–1995) – scholar
- Mohammad-Javad Mashkour (fa) (1918–1995) – scholar
- Abbas Zaryab (1919–1995) – scholar
- Mohammad-Taqi Daneshpajouh (1911–1996) – scholar
- Karim Fakoor (fa) (1926–1996) – poet
- Khanbaba Bayani (fa) (1909–1997) – scholar and founder of the University of Azarabadegan
- Ahmad Tafazzoli (1937–1997) – scholar
- Ahmad Aram (fa) (1904–1998) – scholar
- Hamid Mosadegh (1940–1998) – poet
- Mahmoud Saremi (1968–1998) – journalist
- Nasrollah Khadem (fa) (1910–1999) – scholar
- Morteza Ravandi (fa) (1913–1999) – scholar
- Jafar Shahri (fa) (1914–1999) – ethnographer
- Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob (1923–1999) – scholar
- Abdollah Sheibani (fa) (1903–2000) – scholar
- Mahmoud Mosaheb (fa) (1912–2000) – scholar
- Abbas Sahab (1921–2000) – scholar
- Parviz Shapour (1924–2000) – writer and satirist
- Bijan Jalali (1927–2000) – poet
- Fereydun Moshiri (1926–2000) – poet
- Parviz Dariush (fa) (1922–2001) – poet
- Yahya Zoka (fa) (1923–2001) – scholar
- Amir-Hossein Aryanpour (1925–2001) – lexicographer
- Gholamhossein Ahani (fa) (1927–2001) – scholar
- Ahmad Birashk (fa) (1907–2002) – scholar
- Yahya Adl (1908–2002) – physician
- Cheragh-Ali Azami (fa) (1924–2002) – scholar
- Mostafa Rahimi (fa) (1926–2002) – scholar
- Khosrow Shahani (fa) (1929–2002) – writer
- Reza Beykzadeh (1946–2002) – journalist
- Farrokh Tamimi (fa) (1933–2002) – poet
- Iraj Bastami (1957–2003) – poet
- Hossein Lorzadeh (1906–2004) – architect
- Abdolhossein Navaei (1924–2004) – scholar
- Kioumars Saberi Foumani (1941–2004) – satirist
- Hassan Hosseini (sr) (1956–2004) – poet
- Zeinolabedin Motamen (ru) (1914–2005) – scholar
- Shahrokh Meskoob (1924–2005) – scholar
- Esmail Navvab-Safa (fa) (1925–2005) – poet
- Fazlollah Akbari (fa) (1925–2005) – scholar
- Parviz Atabaki (fa) (1928–2005) – author
- Karim Emami (1930–2005) – translator
- Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani (1933–2006) – poet
- Nowzar Parang (fa) (1937–2006) – poet
- Hadi Mirmiran (1945–2006) – architect
- Iraj Zand (fa) (1950–2006) – sculptor
- Houshang A'lam (fa) (1928–2007) – scholar
- Naser Maleknia (1931–2007) – scholar
- Mehdi Ghalibafian (1935–2007) – scholar
- Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi (fa) (1936–2007) – scholar
- Akbar Radi (1939–2007) – playwright
- Ali-Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari (1945–2007) – scholar
- Fereydun Adamiyat (1920–2008) – historian
- Ahmad Ghahreman (1928–2008) – scholar
- Tahereh Saffarzadeh (1936–2008) – writer
- Nader Ebrahimi (1936–2008) – writer
- Massoud Azarnoush (1945–2008) – archaeologist
- Mehran Ghassemi (1977–2008) – journalist
- Roza Montazemi (1921–2009) – author
- Mehdi Azar Yazdi (1922–2009) – writer
- Mohammad-Amin Riahi (1923–2009) – scholar
- Abolghassem Masoudi (fa) (1930–2009) – journalist
- Bijan Taraghi (fa) (1930–2009) – poet
- Esmail Fasih (fa) (1935–2009) – writer
- Mohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki (1944–2009) – scholar
- Enayatollah Reza (1920–2010) – scholar
- Ali-Naghi Monzavi (de) (1923–2010) – scholar
- Seifollah Kambakhsh-Fard (1929–2010) – scholar
- Rahim Rezazadeh Malek (fa) (1940–2010) – scholar
- Shokouh Mirfattah (1946–2010) – scholar
- Azizollah Bayat (fa) (1920–2011) – scholar
- Iraj Afshar (1925–2011) – bibliographer and historian
- Jahanshah Derakhshani (fa) (1944–2011) – scholar
- Manouchehr Vesal (fa) (1913–2012) – scholar
- Simin Daneshvar (1921–2012) – scholar and novelist
- Ghamar Ariyan (1922–2012) – scholar
- Ehsan Naraghi (1926–2012) – scholar
- Parviz Rajabi (fa) (1939–2012) – scholar
- Habibollah Hedayat (1920–2013) – scholar
- Abdolmohammad Ayati (1926–2013) – scholar
- Baqer Aqeli (fa) (1929–2013) – scholar
- Parvaneh Vossough (1936–2013) – physician and entrepreneur
- Morteza Saghebfar (fa) (1942–2013) – scholar
- Amir-Hossein Fardi (1949–2013) – writer
- Fahimeh Rahimi (fr) (1952–2013) – writer
- Mohammad-Ebrahim Bastani Parizi (1924–2014) – historian
- Simin Behbahani (1927–2014) – poet
- Nasser Katouzian (1931–2014) – scholar
- Mahmoud Toloui (fa) (1930–2015) – historian
- Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou (1940–2015) – poet
- Nasser Pourpirar (1940–2015) – writer
- Hassan Tavanayan Fard (1943–2015) – scholar
- Shahriar Adl (de) (1944–2015) – archaeologist
- Morteza Sohrabi (fa) (1946–2015) – scholar
- Hamid Golpira (1960–2015) – journalist
- Davood Parsa-Pajouh (1941–2015) – scholar
- Amir Ashiri (fa) (1925–2016) – writer
- Abolhassan Najafi (1929–2016) – scholar
- Houshang Mahdavi (fa) (1930–2016) – writer
- Hassan Farsam (1932–2016) – scholar
- Pooran Farrokhzad (1933–2016) – writer
- Abbas Shafiee (1937–2016) – scholar
- Ghassem Hasheminezhad (1940–2016) – poet
- Ataullah Behmanesh (1923–2017) – journalist
- Habibollah Chaichian (1923–2017) – poet
- Hossein Tofigh (fa) (1929–2017) – journalist
- Alireza Yalda (1930–2017) – professor
- Mohsen Ghanebasiri (1949–2017) – scholar
- Media Kashigar (1956–2017) – writer
- Dariush Shayegan (1935–2018) – philosopher
- Gholamhossein Sadri Afshar (fa) (1935–2018) – scholar
- Salim Neisari (1920–2019) – scholar
- Yadollah Samareh (1932–2019) – scholar
- Mohsen Abolghasemi (fa) (1932–2019) – scholar
- Bahman Keshavarz (fa) (1944–2019) – scholar
- Abbas-Gholi Daneshvar (fa) (1925–2020) – scholar
- Badrozzaman Gharib (fa) (1929–2020) – scholar
- Ahmad Niktalab (1934–2020) – poet
- Fariborz Raisdana (1945–2020) – scholar
- Gholamreza Sahab (fa) (1948–2020) – scholar
Artists
- Davoud Pirnia (fa) (1900–1971) – musician
- Saeid Hormozi (1897–1976) – musician
- Majid Vafadar (fa) (1913–1976) – musician
- Afshin Moghadam (1945–1976) – singer
- Mohammad-Ali Amir-Jahed (fa) (1896–1977) – musician
- Hossein Nassehi (1925–1977) – musician
- Abolhassan Etessami (1903–1978) – architect
- Ali-Naqi Vaziri (1886–1979) – musician
- Javad Badizadeh (fa) (1902–1979) – musician
- Gholamali Ravanbakhsh (fa) (1935–1979) – singer
- Esmail Adib Khansari (1901–1982) – musician
- Faramarz Pilaram (fa) (1937–1983) – painter
- Hossein Gol-e-Golab (1895–1984) – poet and musician
- Mahmoud Mahmoudi Khansari (fa) (1934–1987) – singer
- Amanollah Tajik (fa) (1937–1987) – singer
- Maryam Rouhparvar (fa) (1932–1988) – singer
- Ahmad Ebadi (1906–1993) – musician
- Javad Maroufi (1912–1993) – musician
- Abolhassan Sadighi (1894–1995) – painter and sculptor
- Rassam Arabzadeh (fa) (1914–1995) – carpet designer
- Heshmat Sanjari (1918–1995) – composer and conductor
- Hossein Sarshar (de) (1934–1995) – singer and actor
- Giti Pashaei (1940–1995) – singer
- Changiz Shahvagh (fa) (1933–1996) – painter and sculptor
- Nasser Farhangfar (fr) (1947–1997) – musician
- Jalil Ziapour (1920–1999) – painter
- Molouk Zarrabi (eo) (1907–2000) – singer
- Jafar Pourhashemi (fa) (1928–2001) – musician
- Jahangir Malek (fa) (1933–2002) – musician
- Asadollah Malek (fa) (1941–2002) – musician
- Morteza Varzi (1922–2004) – musician
- Delkash (1924–2004) – singer
- Hadi Ameri (1913–2005) – composer and conductor
- Jafar Petgar (fa) (1920–2005) – painter
- Fereydun Nasseri (fa) (1930–2005) – conductor
- Mojtaba Mirzadeh (1945–2005) – musician
- Ali-Akbar Sanati (ru) (1916–2006) – painter and sculptor
- Ali Tajvidi (1919–2006) – musician
- Babak Bayat (fa) (1946–2006) – musician
- Omran Salahi (fa) (1946–2006) – writer
- Fakhereh Saba (1920–2007) – opera singer
- Hamid Qanbari (fa) (1924–2007) – singer
- Parviz Yahaghi (1936–2007) – composer
- Parivash Sotoudeh (fa) (d. 2007) – singer
- Ghorban Soleimani (1920–2008) – musician and vocalist
- Abbas Katouzian (1923–2008) – painter and artist
- Khatereh Parvaneh (1929–2008) – singer
- Nikol Faridani (1935–2008) – photographer
- Shusha Guppy (1935–2008) – writer, editor and singer
- Jazeh Tabatabai (1938–2008) – painter
- Nami Petgar (fa) (1945–2008) – painter
- Bijan Taraghi (fa) (1930–2009) – songwriter
- Mohammad-Amin Mir-Fenderski (fa) (1931–2009) – architect
- Faramarz Payvar (1933–2009) – musician
- Hassan Shojaei (fa) (1941–2009) – singer
- Mehdi Sahabi (1944–2009) – painter and sculptor
- Abdi Yamini (fa) (1953–2009) – musician
- Parviz Meshkatian (1955–2009) – musician
- Mohammad Nouri (1929–2010) – singer
- Bahman Jalali (1944–2010) – photographer
- Farman Behboud (1946–2010) – musician
- Masoud Houshmand (fa) (1946–2010) – songwriter
- Andre Arzoumanian (Անդրե Արզումանյան) (fa) (1954–2010) – musician
- Mahmoud Javadipour (de) (1920–2012) – painter
- Mansooreh Hosseini (1926–2012) – artist
- Behrouz Ahmadi (fa) (1946–2012) – architect
- Jalil Shahnaz (1921–2013) – musician
- Ghasem Jebeji (fa) (1927–2013) – singer
- Dariush Safvat (1928–2013) – musician
- Homayoun Khorram (1930–2013) – musician
- Morteza Pashaei (1984–2014) – singer
- Mansour Nariman (1935–2015) – musician
- Nima Petgar (fa) (1947–2015) – painter
- Javad Lashkari (fa) (1923–2016) – musician
- Asghar Bichareh (1927–2016) – photographer
- Farhang Sharif (1931–2016) – musician
- Ali-Akbar Tajvidi (1927–2017) – painter
- Nader Golchin (fa) (1936–2017) – singer
- Hamed Hakan (fa) (1984–2017) – singer
- Naser Cheshmazar (1950–2018) – musician
- Shirin Aliabadi (1973–2018) – artist
- Hossein Dehlavi (1927–2019) – composer
- Massoud Arabshahi (1935–2019) – painter
- Farhad Ebrahimi (1935–2019) – songwriter
- Mehrbanou Salami (fa) (1935–2019) – singer
- Hossein Zamarshidi (fa) (1939–2019) – architect
- Fereydoun Sadighi (fa) (1936–2020) – sculptor
- Houshang Zarif (1938–2020) – musician
Actors, actresses and film directors
- Mahmoud Johari (fa) (1945–1976) – actor
- Ebrahim Moradi (fa) (1907–1977) – film director
- Samad Sabahi (fa) (1914–1978) – actor
- Parviz Fanizadeh (1937–1979) – actor
- Khosrow Haritash (1932–1980) – film director
- Esmail Koushan (1917–1981) – film director
- Habibollah Bolour (1913–1982) – actor and wrestler
- Mohammad-Taqi Kahnamouei (fa) (1920–1983) – actor
- Esmail Poursaeid (fa) (1926–1983) – film director
- Abbas Mosaddegh (fa) (1926–1984) – actor
- Moezz-Divan Fekri (fa) (1900–1985) – actor and film director
- Khan-Baba Motazedi (1892–1986) – film photographer
- Atash Khayyer (fa) (1952–1986) – actress
- Esmail Mohammadi (fa) (1910–1987) – actor
- Saber Atashin (fa) (1926–1987) – actor
- Sadegh Bahrami (fa) (1909–1988) – actor
- Ezzatollah Moghbeli (fa) (1933–1988) – actor
- Mohsen Badie (fa) (1908–1989) – film director
- Mahmoud Lotfi (fa) (1926–1989) – actor
- Ezzatollah Vosough (fa) (1914–1991) – actor
- Houshang Beheshti (fa) (1923–1991) – actor
- Parviz Khatibi (fa) (1923–1993) – film director
- Siamak Yasemi (1925–1994) – film director
- Farhang Mehrparvar (fa) (1946–1994) – actor
- Ali Sajjadi Hosseini (1953–1994) – film director
- Roghieh Chehreh-Azad (fa) (1907–1995) – actress
- Iran Daftari (fa) (1907–1996) – actress
- Gholam-Hossein Naghshineh (1908–1996) – actor
- Valiollah Khakdan (1923–1996) – art director
- Jalal Moghaddam (fa) (1929–1996) – film director
- Manouchehr Hamedi (fa) (1939–1996) – actor
- Ali Hatami (1944–1996) – film director
- Roohangiz Saminejad (1916–1997) – actress
- Jahangir Forouhar (1916–1997) – actor
- Ali Tabesh (fa) (1925–1997) – actor
- Fereshteh Jenabi (1948–1998) – actress
- Gholam-Hossein Bahmanyar (fa) (1927–1999) – actor
- Rouhollah Emami (de) (1940–1999) – film editor
- Ahmad Najibzadeh (fa) (1940–1999) – screenwriter
- Ali-Asghar Garmsiri (fa) (1911–2000) – actor
- Nematollah Gorji (1926–2000) – actor
- Mohammad-Ali Fardin (1930–2000) – actor and wrestler
- Firouz Behjat Mohammadi (fa) (1936–2000) – actor
- Roubik Mansouri (Ռուբիկ Մանսուրի) (fa) (1937–2000) – film editor
- Mahin Deyhim (fa) (1925–2001) – actress
- Jamileh Sheykhi (1930–2001) – actress
- Jamshid Mehrdad (fa) (1932–2001) – actor
- Mansour Valamaqam (fa) (1936–2001) – actor
- Kanaan Kiani (fa) (1932–2002) – actor
- Parvin Malakuti (fa) (1938–2002) – actress
- Jamshid Esmailkhani (fa) (1950–2002) – actor
- Reza Jian (fa) (1949–2003) – actor
- Mehdi Fat'hi (1939–2004) – actor
- Mostafa Oskooyi (1924–2005) – film director
- Manouchehr Nowzari (fa) (1936–2005) – actor
- Mohsen Arasteh (fa) (1937–2005) – actor
- Fereydun Goleh (1942–2005) – film director
- Ali Zahedi (fa) (1949–2005) – actor
- Bita Tavakkoli (fa) (1994–2005) – child actress
- Jafar Bozorgi (fa) (1917–2006) – actor
- Ahmad Ghadakchian (1920–2006) – actor
- Abdolali Homayun (fa) (1920–2006) – actor
- Hossein Kasbian (fa) (1934–2006) – actor
- Soroush Khalili (fa) (1937–2006) – actor
- Vakhtang Nersi Korkia (fa) (1938–2006) – actor
- Hamid Rakhshani (fa) (1951–2006) – film editor
- Poopak Goldarreh (1971–2006) – actress
- Garsha Raoufi (fa) (1933–2007) – actor
- Rasoul Mollagholipour (1955–2007) – film director
- Esmail Davarfar (1932–2008) – actor
- Khosrow Shakibai (1944–2008) – actor
- Ahmad Aqaloo (fa) (1949–2008) – actor
- Abbas Sakhaei (1953–2008) – actor and photographer
- Davoud Asadi (fa) (1969–2008) – actor
- Mehri Mehrnia (fa) (1917–2009) – actress
- Parvin Soleimani (1922–2009) – actress
- Farrokh-Leqa Houshmand (fa) (1929–2009) – actress
- Abbas Shabaviz (fa) (1929–2009) – actor
- Jamshid Layegh (fa) (1931–2009) – actor
- Ali Miri (fa) (1936–2009) – actor
- Amir Ghavidel (fa) (1947–2009) – film director
- Seifollah Daad (1955–2009) – film director
- Masoud Rassam (fa) (1957–2009) – film director
- Peyman Abadi (1972–2009) – stuntman
- Niku Kheradmand (1932–2009) – actress
- Esmail Riahi (fa) (1920–2010) – film director
- Hamideh Kheirabadi (1924–2010) – actress
- Mahin Shahabi (fa) (1936–2010) – actress
- Mahmoud Bahrami (fa) (1937–2010) – actor
- Reza Karam-Rezaei (fa) (1937–2010) – actor
- Nemat Haghighi (fa) (1939–2010) – film director
- Mohammad Varshowchi (fa) (1925–2011) – actor
- Mehri Vedadian (fa) (1936–2011) – actress
- Mohsen Yousefbeig (fa) (1940–2011) – actor
- Esfandiar Ahmadieh (1929–2012) – film director
- Hamid Samandarian (1931–2012) – theater director
- Shapoor Gharib (1933–2012) – film director
- Abdollah Boutimar (fa) (1933–2012) – actor
- Touti Salimi (fa) (1954–2012) – actress
- Taghi Rouhani (1920–2013) – news anchor
- Saadi Afshar (fa) (1934–2013) – actor
- Jahangir Jahangiri (fa) (1946–2013) – film director
- Asal Badiee (1977–2013) – actress
- Morteza Ahmadi (1924–2014) – actor
- Hassan Raziani (fa) (1931–2014) – actor
- Maziar Partow (1933–2014) – film director
- Nasser Gitijah (fa) (1935–2014) – actor
- Anoushirvan Arjmand (1941–2014) – actor
- Baqer Sahraroudi (fa) (1942–2014) – actor
- Akhtar Karimi Zand (fa) (1928–2015) – actress
- Valiollah Momeni (1943–2015) – actor
- Homa Rousta (1944–2015) – actress
- Iraj Karimi (fr) (1953–2015) – film director
- Mostafa Abdollahi (1955–2015) – actor
- Ali Tabatabaei (1983–2015) – actor
- Parviz Shahinkhoo (fa) (1915–2016) – actor
- Davoud Rashidi (1933–2016) – actor
- Jafar Vali (fa) (1934–2016) – actor
- Mohammad Zarrindast (1934–2016) – film director
- Forouzan (1937–2016) – actress
- Sorayya Beheshti (fa) (1951–2016) – actress
- Donya Fanizadeh (1967–2016) – puppeteer
- Ali Ramez (fa) (1927–2017) – actor
- Mohammad Poursattar (1939–2017) – actor
- Kazem Afrandnia (1945–2017) – actor
- Ali Moallem (fa) (1962–2017) – film critic
- Hassan Joharchi (1968–2017) – actor
- Naser Malek Motiei (1930–2018) – actor
- Iraj Safdari (1939–2018) – make-up artist
- Ezzatolah Entezami (1924–2018) – actor
- Hossein Erfani (1942–2018) – voice actor
- Hossein Shahab (fa) (1947–2018) – actor
- Yadollah Samadi (1951–2018) – film director
- Karim Zargar (fa) (1953–2018) – actor
- Saeed Kangarani (1954–2018) – actor
- Dariush Asadzadeh (fa) (1923–2019) – actor
- Nosrat Karimi (1924–2019) – actor
- Shahla Riahi (1927–2019) – actress
- Reza Abdi (fa) (1931–2019) – actor
- Jamshid Mashayekhi (1934–2019) – actor
- Ebrahim Abadi (1934–2019) – actor
- Reza Safaei (fa) (1936–2019) – film director
- Zobeideh Jahangiri (fa) (1942–2019) – actress
- Farrokh Sajedi (fa) (1942–2019) – actor
- Habib Kavosh (fa) (1944–2019) – film director
- Hamid Soheili (fa) (1949–2019) – film director
- Hossein Moheb-Ahari (fa) (1951–2019) – actor
- Khashayar Alvand (fa) (1967–2019) – screenwriter
- Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz (1930–2020) – actor
- Valiollah Shirandami (fa) (1931–2020) – actor
- Sedigheh Kianfar (1932–2020) – actress
- Malakeh Ranjbar (fa) (1936–2020) – actress
- Khosrow Sinai (1941–2020) – film director
- Cyrus Gorjestani (fa) (1945–2020) – actor
- Nouri Kasrayi (fa) (1951–2020) – actress
- Siamak Shayeghi (1954–2020) – film director
- Ali Abolhassani (fa) (1972–2020) – actor
- Khosrow Sinai (1941–2020) - film director
Athletes
- Shervin Jazayeri (fa) (1954–1972) – mountain climber
- Ali Danaeifard (1921–1979) – football player
- Mansour Raeisi (1928–1980) – wrestler
- Hossein Sadaghiani (1903–1982) – football player and coach
- Esmaeil Elmkhah (1936–1988) – weight-lifter
- Mahmoud Namjoo (1918–1990) – weight-lifter
- Hossein Soroudi (d. 1991) – football player
- Parviz Dehdari (1935–1992) – football player and coach
- Mehrab Shahrokhi (1944–1993) – football player
- Akbar Khojini (1935–1995) – boxer
- Hossein Jabbar Zadegan (d. 1997) – basketball player
- Ezatollah Janmaleki (1947–1999) – football player
- Jafar Salmasi (1918–2000) – weight-lifter and first Iranian Olympic medallist
- Abbas Ekrami (1915–2002) – football manager
- Mohammad Paziraei (1929–2002) – wrestler
- Nabi Sorouri (1933–2002) – wrestler
- Hossein Fekri (1924–2003) – football player
- Yousef Safvat (1931–2003) – chess player
- Khosro Kahyai (fa) (1940–2003) – chess player
- Mohammad Ranjbar (1935–2004) – football player
- Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi (1943–2004) – wrestler
- Ferydoun Sadeghi (d. 2005) – basketball player
- Naser Karfarsa (fa) (1923–2005) – football player
- Firouz Alizadeh (1946–2005) – wrestler
- Majid Sabzi (fa) (1959–2006) – football player
- Hossein-Ali Mobasher (fa) (1922–2007) – football player
- Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh (1932–2007) – boxer
- Hamid Shirzadegan (1941–2007) – football player
- Touran Shadpour (fa) (1951–2007) – athlete
- Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (1982–2007) – basketball player
- Aboutaleb Talebi (1945–2008) – wrestler
- Fariborz Moradi (1964–2008) – football player
- Abbas Qarib (1916–2009) – football player
- Amir-Hossein Mobasher (fa) (1922–2009) – football player
- Nasser Aghaei (1944–2009) – boxer
- Mashallah Amin-Sorour (1931–2010) – cyclist
- Mostafa Tajik (1932–2010) – wrestler
- Mansour Amirasefi (1933–2010) – football player
- Kambozia Jamali (1938–2010) – football player
- Masoud Boroumand (1928–2011) – football player
- Nasser Hejazi (1949–2011) – football player
- Masoud Estili (1969–2011) – football player
- Leila Esfandyari (1970–2011) – mountain climber
- Abdollah Mojtabavi (1925–2012) – wrestler
- Jalal Mansouri (1930–2012) – wrestler
- Davoud Nassiri (fa) (1921–2013) – football player
- Hassan Sadian (1925–2013) – wrestler
- Javad Derafshi-Javan (fa) (1927–2013) – tennis player
- Boyuk Jeddikar (1929–2013) – football player
- Nosratollah Momtahen (1930–2013) – sports shooter
- Akbar Poudeh (1933–2012) – cyclist
- Hassan Pakandam (1934–2013) – boxer
- Nazem Ganjapour (1943–2013) – football player
- Mohammad-Hassan Zolfaghari (d. 2013) – basketball player
- Kazem Sarikhani (1978–2013) – judoka
- Gholam-Hossein Mazloumi (1950–2014) – football player
- Hossein Maadani (1971–2014) – volleyball player
- Rasoul Raeisi (1924–2015) – weightlifter
- Aref Gholizadeh (1938–2015) – football player
- Kambiz Derafshi-Javan (fa) (1954–2015) – tennis player
- Homayoun Behzadi (1942–2016) – football player
- Mansour Pourheidari (1946–2016) – football player
- Reza Ahadi (1962–2016) – football player
- Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968–2016) – cyclist
- Hossein Soudipour (1922–2017) – basketball player
- Abbas Zandi (1930–2017) – wrestler
- Nasser Givehchi (1932–2017) – wrestler
- Manouchehr Boroumand (1934–2017) – weightlifter
- Bijan Zarnegar (1940–2017) – fencer
- Ebrahim Ashtiani (1941–2017) – football player
- Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017) – football player
- Mohammad-Ali Falahatinejad (1976–2017) – weightlifter
- Ghorban-Ali Tari (fa) (1927–2018) – football player
- Alireza Ghelichkhani (1937–2018) – wrestler
- Mahmoud Moezzipour (fa) (1937–2018) – wrestler
- Iraj Danaeifard (1951–2018) – football player
- Majid Gholamnejad (1983–2018) – football player
- Amir Agha-Hosseini (fa) (1931–2019) – football player
- Nadjmeddin Farabi (1933–2019) – athlete
- Jafar Kashani (1944–2019) – football player
- Khosrow Harandi (1950–2019) – chess player
- Keyvan Vahdani (1991–2019) – football player
- Abolfazl Salabi (1924–2020) – basketball player
- Mohammad Ami-Tehrani (1938–2020) – weightlifter
- Fariborz Esmaeili (1940–2020) – football player
- Mohammad-Reza Navaei (1948–2020) – wrestler
- Saba Shayesteh (fa) (1990–2020) – rower
Businessmen and philanthropists
- Mohammad-Ali Mofarrah (fa) (1915–1983) – businessman and founder of Bank Saderat Iran
- Gholamali Abidi (fa) (1920–2004) – scholar and businessman
- Mohammad-Taghi Barkhordar (1924–2012) – businessman
- Ahmad Ataei (fa) (1919–2013) – philanthropist
- Fereydoun Novin Farahbakhsh (fa) (1930–2013) – businessman and collector
- Mahafarid Amir-Khosravi (1969–2014) – businessman
- Abdorrahim Jafari (fa) (1919–2015) – philanthropist
- Reza Niazmand (fa) (1921–2017) – philanthropist
- Asghar Ghandchi (1928–2019) – philanthropist
Others
- Sakineh Ghasemi (d. 1979) – sex worker
- Majid Salek Mohammadi (d. 1985) – serial killer
- Effat Tejaratchi (1917–1999) – pioneer aviator
- Sayyed Bozorg "Moody" Mahmoody (1939–2009) – anesthesiologist
- Shahla Jahed (1969–2010) – convict
- Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988–2014) – convict
In addition to tombs of the royals, politicians, and other significant people, in the graveyard there are symbolic tombs for the perpetrators of the 1983 Hezbollah attacks on the U.S. Marine and French peacekeepers' barracks in Beirut and for the assassin of Anwar Sadat, Khalid Islambouli.[2] Similarly, a symbolic tomb was erected in the cemetery for Hezbollah member Imad Mughniyah, who was killed on 12 February 2008 in Damascus, Syria.[5]
Images
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Tombs of Mostafa Chamran and Javad Fakoori
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Tomb of Esmat Dowlatshahi
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Tomb of Mohammad Sa'ed
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Private tombs
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Hafte Tir bombing victims' memorial outside view
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Hafte Tir bombing victims' memorial
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The graves of unknown martyrs
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Iran–Iraq War victims' tombs
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Prepared graves
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Shohada street
See also
- Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
- Khavaran cemetery
- Zahir-od-dowleh cemetery
- Rawdat al-Shahidain Cemetery
References
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- ^ Sahimi, Mohammad (3 February 2010). "The Ten Days That Changed Iran". Los Angeles: PBS. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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