Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian (1912–2006) was an Iranian doctor, researcher, and he was of
Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
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
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
Qajar prince and nobleman
Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma, through Masoumeh Khanoum.
Biography
He was born in 1912 in Mashhad,
Iran
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,
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
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
and studying it to great extent. Sabar Farmanfarmaian participated in a number of projects initiated by the
World Health Organization
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.
He was a staunch supporter of
Mossadegh 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
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History of Iran
The history of Iran is intertwined with the history of a larger region known as Greater Iran, comprising the area from Anatolia in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east, and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian Step ...
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Qajar dynasty 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 Prince Manucher Mirza (1917–2003) was born in Tehran in 1917. He was the sixth son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and of Batoul Khanoum.
He studied petroleum engineering at Birmingham University in England before returning to Iran. O ...
. Random House, New York, 1997.
External links
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Qajar princes
1912 births
2006 deaths
Farmanfarmaian family
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