Maryam Kalali
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Maryam Kalali | |
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| Born | 25 October 1914 |
| Died | 4 October 2005 (aged 90) |
| Spouse | Etemad Shahabi |
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| Relatives | Amirteymour Kalali, Nahid Mirza, Aga Khan IV |
Maryam Shahabi (25 October 1914 – 4 October 2005) (Persian: مریم کلالی) was a Persian aristocrat and major landowner.
Early life[edit]
Raised in her parents' palace, Shahabi was interested in the arts from a young age, practicing the piano, horseback riding, and speaking three languages. She became the first woman in Iran to obtain a driving license.[1][2]
White Revolution[edit]
During the Shah's White Revolution, Shahabi was one of Iran's largest landowners. She was among the first female landowners to voluntarily distribute a portion of her land holdings.[3][4]
Family background[edit]
Shahabi is descended from the Timurid dynasty. Her maternal ancestry descends from Mohammad Shah Qajar. She is the granddaughter of Mir 'Ali Mardan Khan, Nuzrat ol-Molk, and his wife, Ashraf us-Sultana Qajar.[5]
Private life[edit]
She married Etemad Shahabi, and together they had four children:
- Helene Shahabi, married Bozorgmehr Sadr and has issues:
- Hedieh Sadr
- Ramin Sadr
- Khosrow Shahabi, married Roya Akhavan and has issues:
- Maryam Shahabi
- Teymour Shahabi
- Cyrus Shahabi
- Nosrat Shahabi, married Ali-Naghi Farmanfarmaian and has issues:
- Fati Farman-Farmaian
- Abdol Hamid Farman-Farmaian
- Abou Farman-Farmaian
- Mahnaz Shahabi, married Essy Tayebi and has issues:
- Amirali Tayebi
- Amirreza Tayebi
References[edit]
- ^ Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
- ^ Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
- ^ Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
- ^ Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
- ^ Kayhan Life, "Obituary: Nahid Iskandar Mirza," 2020
Further reading[edit]
- Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
- Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
- Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
- Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
- Amirteymour, Kalali, Shahabi Genealogy, 20-05-2008