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Mostafa Mesbahzadeh | |
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مصطفی مصباحزاده | |
Born | |
Died | 25 November 2006 San Diego, California, United States | (aged 98)
Education | Doctor of Law |
Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Publisher, and Politician |
Known for | Member of the Senate of Iran Co-founder of the Kayhan newspaper |
Spouse | Forough-Azam Ettehadiyeh |
Partner | Forough-Azam Ettehadiyeh |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Iraj Mesbahzadeh, Parviz Mesbahzadeh, Nazenine Mesbahzadeh, Farhad Moshiri |
Awards | Legion of Honor |
Academic background | |
Thesis | La politique de l'Iran dans la Société des nations (1936) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Tehran |
Mostafa Khan Mesbahzadeh (Persian: مصطفی مصباحزاده; August 18, 1908 – December 25, 2006) was an Iranian Publisher, President of Kayhan Media Corporation, Founder of the Iranian College of Press and Communication ("Daneshkadeh-ye Matbou'at va Oloum-e Ejtema'i", Persian: دانشکده مطبوعات و علوم اجتماعی), University Professor, Member of Parliament and Senator, Member of the Senate of Iran.
Together with Abdolrahman Faramarzi, Mesbahzadeh co-founded in 1942 the daily newspaper Kayhan.[1] Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh turned Kayhan into the largest media group in the Middle East, with daily and weekly publications, magazines dedicated to youth, to sports (Kayhan-e Varzeshi), to children (Kayhan-e Bachcheha), to women (Zan-e Rouz), and international edition in English (Kayhan International).