Mohammad Namazi

He was a successful merchant who lived in the USA for many years.

He spent his childhood in China and India, and his youth in Tehran and Shiraz.

After a very successful economic career, he returned to Iran.

He noticed the poor quality of the drinking water in Shiraz and in 1952 devoted part of his wealth to establishing a water supply network in the region.

[1][2] At the age of 76, he died in the hospital he founded.