Leyly Matine-Daftary (1937–2007) was an Iranian modernist artist and art educator.
[3] Her father, Ahmad Matin-Daftari, was Prime Minister of Iran,[4] as was one of her grandfathers, Mohammad Mossadegh.
After completing her elementary education in Tehran, she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College.
[1][3] From 1960 until 1956 she lectured on sculpture and sculpting at the Fine Arts Faculty of Tehran University.
[3][5] Matine-Daftary was involved in the early Tehran Biennial and in the Shiraz Arts Festival, for which she created iconic identifying materials.