Mostafa Mesbahzadeh
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Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh was an Iranian newspaper editor of Kayhan
one of the most influential newspapers in Iran
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Kayhan was founded by Abdul-Rahman Faramarzi http://www.iranica.com/newsitehttp://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f312capPg239.html as proprietor and Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh as editor-in-chief on 27 May 1942. Later the role of Faramarzi and Mesbahzadeh at Kayhan was reversed. Mesbahzadeh was born in Iran in 1908. Mesbahzadeh studied law in France at the Sorbonne. Before starting his publishing career, he worked as a law professor in Tehran. The name, Kayhan was apparently taken from the name of the respected French newspaper Le Monde
(the World) . Mesbahzadeh also served as a Senator under the Shah
and hence, his newspaper, Kayhan was perceived as being very pro-Shah. Kayhan was published in Iran and London as well which had a circulation of over one million papers when Mesbahzadeh was running it before the 1979 revolution, under the editorship of Shapour Namazi. The Kayhan empire included publications in various languages and in subjects ranging from sports to women's magazines to the daily newspaper, itself.
When the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979, all of Mesbahzadeh's assets were seized, including the publishing plant which were the main headquarters of Kayhan Newspaper. The London offices of Kayhan continued under the guidance of Mesbahzadeh, but it currently has a small circulation in comparison to what it once had pre-revolution times. They publish Kayhan Weekly.
Kayhan
Kayhan is an influential newspaper in Iran. Directly under the supervision of the Office of the Supreme Leader, it is regarded to be "the most conservative Iranian newspaper."...
one of the most influential newspapers in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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Kayhan was founded by Abdul-Rahman Faramarzi http://www.iranica.com/newsitehttp://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f312capPg239.html as proprietor and Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh as editor-in-chief on 27 May 1942. Later the role of Faramarzi and Mesbahzadeh at Kayhan was reversed. Mesbahzadeh was born in Iran in 1908. Mesbahzadeh studied law in France at the Sorbonne. Before starting his publishing career, he worked as a law professor in Tehran. The name, Kayhan was apparently taken from the name of the respected French newspaper Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
(the World) . Mesbahzadeh also served as a Senator under the Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...
and hence, his newspaper, Kayhan was perceived as being very pro-Shah. Kayhan was published in Iran and London as well which had a circulation of over one million papers when Mesbahzadeh was running it before the 1979 revolution, under the editorship of Shapour Namazi. The Kayhan empire included publications in various languages and in subjects ranging from sports to women's magazines to the daily newspaper, itself.
When the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979, all of Mesbahzadeh's assets were seized, including the publishing plant which were the main headquarters of Kayhan Newspaper. The London offices of Kayhan continued under the guidance of Mesbahzadeh, but it currently has a small circulation in comparison to what it once had pre-revolution times. They publish Kayhan Weekly.