Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian (1912–2006) was an Iranian doctor, researcher, and he was of
Qajar nobility.
He served as the Director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and served as the Iran Minister of Health (1952–1953).
He was the first son of
Persian Qajar prince and nobleman
Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma
Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma ( fa, عبدالحسین فرمانفرما 1857 – November, 1939) was one of the most prominent Qajar dynasty, Qajar princes, and one of the most influential politicians of his time in Persia. He was born ...
, through Masoumeh Khanoum.
Biography
He was born in 1912 in Mashhad,
Iran,
to parents Massoumeh Khanum Tafreshi (1899–1978) and Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma. At the age of 12, he was sent to France to continue his studies.
He studied medicine in France and Switzerland, eventually earning him a degree from University of Geneva in 1983.
He quickly decided on medicine, specializing in
malaria and studying it to great extent. Sabar Farmanfarmaian participated in a number of projects initiated by the
World Health Organization.
He was a staunch supporter of
Mossadegh
Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...
during Iran's oil nationalization in 1953. He held the post of Minister of Health, during Mossadegh's second cabinet, holding office from 21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953.
He died on 19 May 2006 and is buried in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran.
He never married.
See also
*
History of Iran
*
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...
of Iran
References
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.
External links
*
Qajar princes
1912 births
2006 deaths
Farmanfarmaian family
{{iran-royal-stub