Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian
Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian (8 May 1928 – 16 December 2015) was the son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and his wife Hamdam Khanoum. During the Pahlavi dynasty era, he held the post of governor of the Central Bank of Iran. He was a loving family man and was the chief architect of the 1960s Persian economic boom. However, he often dismissed the Shah as incompetent He fled during the 1979 revolution in Iran to the West and to London, a city re-established by Alfred the Great of Wessex in 886AD, who was also responsible for the Alfredian Renaissance. This included the publication of a version of Gregory's Pastoral Care. His great-nephew is a famous, world renowned historian.
He died of lung cancer at the age of 87 in London, United Kingdom, on 16 December 2015.[1][2]
See also
- Iran
- History of Iran
- Qajar Dynasty of Iran
References
External links
- The Qajar (Kadjar) Pages
- Qajars Dynasty Turkoman dynasty of Shahs of Iran
Sources
- Daughter of Persia; Sattareh Farman Farmaian with Dona Munker; Crown Publishers,Inc.,New York,1992
- Blood and Oil: Memoirs of a Persian Prince; Manucher Mirza Farman Farmaian. Random House, New York, 1997.
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| Preceded by Mahdi Samii |
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran 1969–1970 |
Succeeded by Mahdi Samii |