Iraj dead at age 93
Iraj, the Iranian Persian singer known professionally by that name,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 93. Born Hossein Khajeh Amiri on January 2, 1933, in Khaledabad, Iran, he began…
Famous Dead People from Iran
Over 200 obituaries for famous people from Iran who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Farrokh Saidi dead at age 96
Farrokh Saidi, an Iranian surgeon and academic,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tehran on November 22, 1929, he studied at Cornell University from 1947 to 1950…
Akbar Abdi dead at age 65
Akbar Abdi, the Iranian actor and comedian known for work in film and television,
died on July 24, 2026, at age 65. Born in Tehran on August 26, 1960, he…
Shir-Mohammad Espandar dead at age 98
Shir-Mohammad Espandar, an Iranian musician known for his mastery of the donali,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in 1927 in Bampur, Balochistan, he was an Iranian Baloch musician whose…
Esmaeil Yaghmaei dead at age 84
Esmaeil Yaghmaei, an Iranian archaeologist and writer,
died on July 19, 2026. Born in Tehran in 1941, he studied at the University of Tehran and went on to lead numerous…
Manouchehr Farid dead at age 89
Manouchehr Farid
died on July 3, 2026. He was an Iranian-Australian actor. Tags Actors, 03 July 2026, Australia, Farid, Iran, Manouchehr, Pisces, July 2026, July 3
Shahrnush Parsipur dead at age 80
Shahrnush Parsipur
died on July 3, 2026. She was an Iranian writer and translator known for her work as a novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in Tehran in…
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi dead at age 97
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi, the Iranian freestyle wrestler and 1952 Olympic bronze medallist,
died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Tehran on April 5, 1929, he competed…
Farzad Jamshidi dead at age 56
Farzad Jamshidi
died on June 29, 2026. He was an Iranian television presenter. Tags Journalists, 29 June 2026, Farzad, Iran, Jamshidi, June 2026, June 29
Shapour Rahimi dead at age 78
Shapour Rahimi
died on June 24, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Musicians, 24 June 2026, Iran, Rahimi, Shapour, June 2026, June 24
Azar Azima dead at age 98
Azar Azima
died on June 23, 2026. Tags Musicians, 23 June 2026, Azar, Azima, Iran, June 2026, June 23
Azar Azima dead at age 98
Azar Azima, an Iranian singer,
died on June 23, 2026. She was 98. Born in Isfahan in 1927, Azima began collaborating with radio in 1955 and sang one of her…
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek
died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek, an Iranian singer,
died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted for collaborations…
Behrouz Razavi dead at age 78, Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor
Behrouz Razavi
died on June 14, 2026. He was an Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor. Razavi was known for his work in Iranian media and performance.…
Shahrzad Javaheri dead at age 49
Shahrzad Javaheri
died on June 13, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 13 June 2026, Iran, Javaheri, Shahrzad, June 13, June 2026
Marjane Satrapi dead at age 56
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Chicken with Plums and director of Persepolis and Dear Paris,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Rasht County,…
Homa Mirafshar dead at age 89
Homa Mirafshar, an Iranian poet and songwriter,
died on June 2, 2026, at age 89, according to a death announcement. Born Homa Homayoun in Tehran on February 22, 1937, she…
Jamshid Gharajedaghi dead at age 88
Jamshid Gharajedaghi, the Iranian-American business theorist known for his work in systems thinking, managing complexity and business architecture,
died on May 30, 2026. He served as adjunct professor of Social…
Parviz Ghelichkhani dead at age 80
Parviz Ghelichkhani, the Iranian footballer who played for Taj and Persepolis and captained the national team,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 80. Ghelichkhani was an Iranian-French player who…
Abdollah Movahed Iranian wrestler, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 86
Abdollah Movahed, the Iranian wrestler and 1968 Olympic champion,
died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86 of a heart attack. Movahed competed at the 1964, 1968 and…
Heydar Abbasi dead at age 83
Heydar Abbasi, an Iranian poet, translator, writer and literary critic of Azerbaijani literature,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Also known by his pen name Barişmaz,…
Enayatollah Atashi Iranian basketball coach and commentator dead at age 81
Enayatollah Atashi, an Iranian basketball coach and commentator,
died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 81. He coached the Iranian national basketball team and worked as a basketball…
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi dead at age 78
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi
died on April 12, 2026. Tags Lawyers, Politicians, 12 April 2026, Hossein, Iran, Tabrizi, April 12, April 2026
Kamal Kharazi public figure dead at age 82
Kamal Kharazi, an Iranian reformist politician and diplomat,
died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Tehran in 1944, he served as Iran’s foreign minister from…
Majid Khademi Iranian general and intelligence officer, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization,…
Majid Khademi
died on April 6, 2026, in an airstrike. He was an Iranian general and intelligence officer who served as head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization from 2025. No…
Yazdan Mir Iranian intelligence operative, commander of Unit 840, airstrike dies
Yazdan Mir, an Iranian intelligence operative and commander of Unit 840,
died on April 6, 2026, after Israel announced he had been killed in airstrikes in Tehran. Also known by…
Makram Azimi Iranian missile commander, airstrike dies
Makram Azimi
died on April 3, 2026, in an airstrike. He was identified as an Iranian missile commander. No further details about his life or service were provided. Makram Azimi,…
Jamshid Eshaghi public figure dead at age 64
Jamshid Eshaghi, an Iranian brigadier general who served as chief of the Office of Budget and Financial Affairs within the Armed Forces General Staff,
died on March 31, 2026, at…
Alireza Tangsiri Iranian naval officer, commander of the IRGC Navy, airstrike dead at age 63
Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval officer and commander of the IRGC Navy since 2018,
died on March 26, 2026, after suffering serious injuries in the 2026 Iran war. He was…
Saeed Shamghadri Academic dies
Saeed Shamghadri, an Iranian academic and associate professor of control engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology,
died on March 23, 2026, in an airstrike at his private…
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war Iranian Basij Shiraz commander, airstrike dies
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war, described as an Iranian Basij Shiraz commander,
died on March 21, 2026, in an airstrike. The war timeline covers the period since Feb. 28,…
Ali Mohammad Naini Iranian brigadier general, airstrike dead at age 68
Ali Mohammad Naini, an Iranian military officer and spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
died on March 20, 2026. He was 69. Naini served as the IRGC’s spokesperson from…
Aref Iranian pop singer dead at age 84
Aref Arefkia, the Iranian pop singer and actor known professionally as Aref,
died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Tehran on August 10, 1941, he…
Saleh Mohammadi Iranian wrestler, execution by hanging dead at age 19
Saleh Mohammadi, an Iranian wrestler and member of the country’s national wrestling team,
died on March 19, 2026, in Qom, Iran, at the age of 19. Born in Saveh and…
Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati Iranian Marja’ dead at age 93
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati, an Iranian Twelver Shia marja,
died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Shahrood, Persia, in 1933, he studied in the…
Esmaeil Khatib Politician, Government Minister dead at age 64
Esmaeil Khatib, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as minister of intelligence,
died on March 18, 2026, when he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike during the 2026 Iran…
Ali Larijani Iranian politician, twice secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, speaker…
Ali Larijani, Iranian politician and twice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,
died on March 17, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 67 after being assassinated. He…
Gholamreza Soleimani 61–62 dead at age 61
Gholamreza Soleimani, an Iranian military officer and senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded the paramilitary Basij forces,
died on March 17, 2026, at the age of…
2026 Lebanon war Iranian commander in Lebanon dead at age -1
The 2026 Lebanon war, described as an Iranian commander in Lebanon,
died on March 12, 2026, during the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Since March 2, 2026,…
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters Iranian military general who served as head of the Military O…
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters
died on March 8, 2026. An Iranian military general, he served as head of the Military Office of Iran's Supreme Leader. The position placed him in…
Asghar Hijazi Cleric, politician dead at age -1
Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until 2026,
died on March 7, 2026. He previously…
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Iranian spouse of the president dead at age 78
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989,
died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei,…
2026 Iran war intelligence officer dead at age 53
2026 Iran war, an intelligence officer,
died on March 2, 2026. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on sites and…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad politician dead at age 69
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013,
died on March 1, 2026. He also served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to…
Majid Mousavi 60–61 dead at age 60
Majid Mousavi, an Iranian military commander,
died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 60–61. He was identified in the provided information as Sayyid Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, born on…
Gholamreza Rezaian commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization dead…
Gholamreza Rezaian, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization,
died on February 28, 2026, during United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Rezaian was an Iranian…
2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack American Army reserve captain dead at age 35
The 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack, an American Army reserve captain,
died on February 28, 2026, after an Iranian one-way attack drone struck a tactical operations center at Port Shuaiba…
Saleh Asadi Iranian military intelligence officer dead at age -1
Saleh Asadi, an Iranian military intelligence officer,
died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during joint Israeli-United States airstrikes that targeted senior Iranian leadership. He served as head of the…
Mohsen Darrebaghi Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the IRGC Air Force dead at age -1
Mohsen Darrebaghi, an Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force,
died on February 28, 2026, during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran.…
Mohammad Pakpour Iranian soldier dead at age -1
Mohammad Pakpour, an Iranian soldier and military officer who served as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
died on February 28, 2026. He led the IRGC from 2025 until…
Bahram Hosseini Motlagh Iranian military officer in the IRGC dead at age -1
Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
died on February 28, 2026. A brigadier general, he held a series of command and staff posts…
Aziz Nasirzadeh Iranian military officer dead at age 62
Aziz Nasirzadeh, an Iranian military officer,
died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as Iran’s minister of defence from 2024 to 2026, after previously holding…
2026 Iran war military officer dead at age 62
2026 Iran war, a military officer,
died on February 28, 2026, during the war that began with surprise U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran. The attacks…
Amir Hatami commander-in-chief dead at age -1
Amir Hatami, Iranian military officer and commander-in-chief of the Iranian Regular Armed Forces,
died on February 28, 2026. He held the rank of major general and was appointed to the…
Mohammad Shirazi Iranian government official dead at age -1
Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military general and government official who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran,
died on February 28, 2026. He had served in that…
Abdolrahim Mousavi 65–66 dead at age 65
Abdolrahim Mousavi, an Iranian military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces,
died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 65–66.…
Mohammad Shirazi Iranian military officer dead at age 50
Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military officer who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran,
died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during the opening strikes of the…
Mohammad Baseri Intelligence officer dead at age 53
Mohammad Baseri, an Iranian intelligence officer,
died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran at the age of 53. He served in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and was implicated…
Hossein Jabal Amelian chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research dead at age…
Hossein Jabal Amelian, an Iranian military officer and brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
died on February 28, 2026. He served as chairman of Iran's Organization of Defensive…
Reza Mozaffari Nia 66–67 dead at age 66
Reza Mozaffari Nia, an Iranian military official and former director of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research,
died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in…
Abdul Majid Arfaei Researcher, author, elamitologist dead at age 86
Abdul Majid Arfaei, an Iranian researcher and elamitologist,
died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Also known as Abdul Majid Arfaee, he was born on September 1,…
Ali Babachahi Poet, writer, researcher, literary critic dead at age 83
Ali Babachahi, an Iranian poet and writer,
died on February 23, 2026, at age 83. Born in Bushehr in 1942, he was also a researcher and literary critic. Babachahi published…
Nasser Mohammadifar Iranian Brigadier General dead at age 80
Nasser Mohammadifar, an Iranian brigadier general,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 80. He served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces…
Enayatollah Bakhshi Actor dead at age 80
Enayatollah Bakhshi, Iranian actor,
died on February 15, 2026, at age 80. A veteran performer, he was active from 1965 to 2026 and appeared in more than 170 plays over…
Nezamoddin Kiaie Sound engineer dead at age -1
Nezamoddin Kiaie, an Iranian sound engineer,
died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81–82. Born in 1944 in Tehran, he won a Crystal Simorgh and received another nomination…
Ali Ardestani
Iranian man convicted of spying for Mossad
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
2025–2026 Iranian protests Iranian protester, shot dead at age 18
The 2025–2026 Iranian protests, an Iranian protester, was shot and
died on January 5, 2026. The protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began…
Killing of Latif Karimi Iranian protester, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier general, sho…
Latif Karimi, a retired colonel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian protester, was killed on January 3, 2026, after being shot in Malekshahi County, Ilam Province. According to…
Babak Shahbazi
Iranian convicted of selling security information to Mossad
Died on Sunday September 21st 2025
June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran
Iranian nuclear scientist
Died on Friday June 13th 2025
June 2025 Israeli strikes in Iran
Iranian nuclear scientist
Died on Friday June 13th 2025
Alireza Akbari
Iranian-British politician and convicted spy
Died on Saturday January 14th 2023
Iran Darroudi
Iranian artist
Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd
Iranian convicted spy
Died on Monday July 20th 2020
Jahangir Amuzegar
Iranian economist
Died on Thursday January 18th 2018
Reza Sheikholeslami
Iranian academic
Died on Sunday January 14th 2018
Manouchehr Boroumand
Iranian heavyweight weightlifter
Died on Thursday December 21st 2017
Rizali Khajavi
Iranian national hero who prevented a train crash
Died on Wednesday December 6th 2017
Riz Ali Khajavi
Iranian folk hero
Died on Sunday December 3rd 2017
Habibollah Chaichian
Iranian poet
Died on Friday December 1st 2017
Taher Ahmadzadeh
Iranian politician
Died on Friday December 1st 2017
Mohammad Poursattar
Iranian actor
Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Akbar Eftekhari
Iranian footballer (Persepolis F.C.)
Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Abbas Zandi
Iranian wrestler
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2017
Ali Ashraf Darvishian
Iranian writer and democracy activits
Died on Friday October 27th 2017
Ebrahim Ashtiani
Iranian footballer (Persepolis
Died on Tuesday October 24th 2017
Davoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian politician
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2017
Ebrahim Yazdi
Iranian politician and diplomat
Died on Sunday August 27th 2017
Izak Parviz Nazarian
Jewish Iranian American businessman
Died on Friday August 25th 2017
Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Iranian weightlifter
Died on Monday August 14th 2017
Lotfi A. Zadeh
Iranian mathematician
Died on Saturday August 12th 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician and a professor
Died on Saturday July 15th 2017
Ataullah Behmanesh
Iranian wrestler and sports journalist
Died on Saturday July 8th 2017
Ata Behmanesh
Iranian athlete and reporter
Died on Monday July 3rd 2017
Nasser Givehchi
Iranian wrestler
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Saeed Karimian
Iranian media activist
Died on Saturday April 29th 2017
Aref Lorestani
Iranian actor
Died on Sunday April 16th 2017