Abdolrahman Faramarzi

Abdolrahman Faramarzi[a] (Persian: عبدالرحمن فرامرزی; August 11, 1897 – July 11, 1972) was an Iranian journalist, writer, educator, deputy of parliament (the majles) and poet.

[1] He was born in Gachuyeh, Faramarzan, Bastak, Hormozgan Province, and died in the capital Tehran.

[1] Together with Mostafa Mesbahzadeh, Faramarzi co-founded Kayhan newspaper.

[1] Faramarzi was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran.

[1] Faramarzi was also the founder of the short-lived Bahram newspaper.

Faramarzi, pictured in the late 1950s