Mehrdad Pahlbod
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16 March 1917
Tehran, Sublime State of Iran
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Shahyar Pahlbod
Shahrzad Pahlbod
| Mehrdad Pahlbod | |
|---|---|
 Pahlbod c. 1977 | |
| Born | Ezatollah Minbashian 16 March 1917 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran |
| Died | 9 August 2018 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Shahbaz Pahlbod Shahyar Pahlbod Shahrzad Pahlbod |
| Father | Nasrollah Minbashian |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 7 March 1964 – 27 August 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Mansur Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Mehrdad Pahlbod (Persian: مهرداد پهلبد; 16 March 1917 – 9 August 2018) was an Iranian politician who served as the first culture minister of Iran from 1964 until 1978.[1][2]
Pahlbod was born Ezatollah Minbashian (Persian: عزتالله مینباشیان) on 16 March 1917 in Tehran to Nasrollah Minbashian, a military officer who served as deputy director of the Imperial Iranian Army Band Corps. His grandfather, Gholam-Hossein Minbashian, a professional violinist, was the conductor of Tehran City Hall Symphony Orchestra and served for many years as the director of the Tehran Conservatory of Music. As a result of this background, Pahlbod grew up playing the violin, later graduating from Firooz Bahram High School. His brother was Fathollah Minbashian.
Career
Pahlbod studied architecture in Switzerland at the University of Lausanne. In 1956 he became the vice president of the Persian Fine Arts Administration in Tehran, which later became the Iranian Ministry of Culture.[citation needed] Until 1961, he served as a deputy at the Ministry of Education. Between March 1964 and January 1965, Pahlbod was the deputy prime minister of Hassan Ali Mansur.[3] He was also the minister for culture and the arts between 1965 and 1978.
