Khazeni family
| Khazeni Family | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Iran, United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, |
| Place of origin | Persia, Qajar dynasty |
The Khazeni Family (Persian: خازنی), Khazeni-Rad and Khazenifar family was a prominent Iranian industrial and mercantile family, active in Iran from the Qajar dynasty. Throughout the 20th century the main activities of the family were the manufacture and distribution of steel and fabrics products through its company The Cheltenham Company, which included the import of Japanese Iron and commodities such as cotton.
History
The Khazeni, Khazeni-Rad and Khazenifar families consist of three separate lineages, interlinked through bloodlines. After having been known as Khazeni-Allangei (Arrangei) and Abbasian, the families opted to drop the affixes and change the family name at the time of Reza Shah. The first Tehran resident of the family Agha Baba Khazeni is buried at Imamzadeh Abdullah, Rey. Mohammad Khazeni, one of the founding members of the Tehran family is buried at the gateway of Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine in the city of Rey, south of Tehran.
The Khazeni families of Tehran became well-known and prominent in Tehran by establishing the Japanese stainless steel import lines and help found a private hospital, called Arad General Hospital.
The Cheltenham Company began operating on 21 December 1954 with a board of two directors to become, five years later, one of Iran's largest import companies of Iron commodities. In 1967 the family group created the first industrial pressure gauge importing company in Iran. In 1977, the company also began investing in Texas universities but pulled their investments after during 1978 political turmoil in Iran. The company was bought out on March 1, 1981, after the Iranian revolution.
Family Organizations & Companies
The Khazeni-Rad side of the family began its expansion into the United Kingdom in the 1960s. The Khazenifar side joined them in creating multiple companies, and helped the family move into retail, specialist dental and restaurant companies in the north of England.[1] The Khazeni's are also based in Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the United States with interests in various other countries.
- In the 20th century, the family diversified into metal imports before moving into construction activities.
- In 1954, the family founded The Cheltenham Company. The company grew to 5 branches across the country with international branches in Liverpool, Dallas, Rome and Tokyo.
- After the Iranian Revolution in the 1980s, the company shuttered its Tehran operations relocating to the United Kingdom where it continues to be based today.
Awards
Professor Dr. Mohammad Khazenifar Awards for Medical Excellence at Iran's Joint and Bone Science Masters Center in Tehran.[2] Prior to this he annually awarded medals of excellence to the best performing surgeon at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.[3]
Recognition
Dr Sassan Khazenifar has been recognized as for his first-responder duty in the Lancaster Guardian, United Kingdom for his life-saving skills. At the time the woman who he saved responded: "He was my life saver and my mum ran up to him, gave him a big hug and started crying."[4]
Prominent Family Members
- Haj Mohammad Khazeni-Alangei, merchant, manufacturer and importer of spices and large landowner in Tehran, married to Zahra Khanom (Khanom), daughter of Haj Seyyed Ali, large landowner in Iran at the time of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar[5]
- Dr Mohammad Khazenifar, became well known in the 1990s for handing out an award for medical excellence at Liverpool University. Son of Agha Baba Khazeni-Alangei [6]
- Dr Arash Khazeni, Associate Professor Department of History at Pomona College and PhD from Yale University
- Dr Sassan Khazenifar, Currently is a Oral and maxillofacial surgery surgeon at Sheffield National Health Service, son of Mohammad Khazenifar
- Reza Ali Khazeni, writer and expert on Iranian history. http://mec.utah.edu/RAK_Lecture.php
- Dr Mohammad Khazeni, Virologist in Tehran medical University TUMS
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110208135534/http://khazenirad.com/. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
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- ^ "Dr. Hemant Wakankar - Joint Replacement Surgeon | Total Knee Replacement". Jointreplacementinfo.net. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Lancaster Guardian". Lancaster Online. LEP Press. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Khazeni Family". Qajarstudies.org. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ "Matrix Health Services UK Ltd » Consultant Profile: Ananda Nanu". Matrixhealthservices.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-16.