Mostafa Mesbahzadeh
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Mostafa Mesbahzadeh | |
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مصطفی مصباحزاده | |
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| Born | 18 August 1908 |
| Died | 25 November 2006 (aged 98) San Diego, California, United States |
| Education | Doctor of Law |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Publisher, and Politician |
| Known for | Member of the Senate of Iran Co-founder of the Kayhan newspaper |
| Spouse | Forough-Azam Ettehadiyeh |
| Partner | Forough-Azam Ettehadiyeh |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Iraj Mesbahzadeh, Parviz Mesbahzadeh, Nazenine Mesbahzadeh, Farhad Moshiri |
| Awards | Legion of Honor |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | La politique de l'Iran dans la Société des nations (1936) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University 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).
