Mostafa Mesbahzadeh

Mostafa Mesbahzadeh
مصطفی مصباح‌زاده
Born(1908-08-18)18 August 1908
Died25 November 2006(2006-11-25) (aged 98)
San Diego, California, United States
EducationDoctor of Law
Alma materSorbonne University
Occupation(s)Journalist, Publisher, and Politician
Known forMember of the Senate of Iran
Co-founder of the Kayhan newspaper
SpouseForough-Azam Ettehadiyeh
PartnerForough-Azam Ettehadiyeh
Children3
RelativesIraj Mesbahzadeh, Parviz Mesbahzadeh, Nazenine Mesbahzadeh, Farhad Moshiri
AwardsLegion of Honor
Academic background
ThesisLa politique de l'Iran dans la Société des nations (1936)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity 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).

  1. ^ "Mostafa Mesbahzadeh, 97; exiled publisher of Iranian newspapers". Los Angeles Times. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.