Sabar Farman Farmaian Persian: صبار فرمانفرمائیان | |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1912 |
Birth Place: | Mashhad, Persia |
Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Order1: | Minister of Health |
Primeminister1: | Mohammad Mossadegh |
Term Start1: | 21 July 1952 |
Term End1: | 19 August 1953 |
Predecessor1: | Mohammad Ali Maleki |
Successor1: | Mohammad Ali Maleki |
Order2: | Governor of Fars |
Primeminister2: | Mohammad Mossadegh |
Term Start2: | 28 April 1951 |
Term End2: | 17 July 1952 |
Resting Place: | Behesht-e Zahra |
Alma Mater: | University of Geneva |
Parents: | Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma Massoumeh Khanum Tafresh |
Relations: | Sattareh Farmanfarmaian (sister) |
Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian (1912–2006) was an Iranian doctor, researcher, and he was of Qajar nobility.[1] [2] He served as the Director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and served as the Iran Minister of Health (1952–1953). He was the first son of Persian Qajar prince and nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma, through Masoumeh Khanoum.
He was born in 1912 in Mashhad, Iran, to parents Massoumeh Khanum Tafreshi (1899–1978) and Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma. At the age of 12, he was sent to France to continue his studies. He studied medicine in France and Switzerland, eventually earning him a degree from University of Geneva in 1983.
He quickly decided on medicine, specializing in malaria and studying it to great extent. Sabar Farmanfarmaian participated in a number of projects initiated by the World Health Organization.
He was a staunch supporter of Mossadegh during Iran's oil nationalization in 1953. He held the post of Minister of Health, during Mossadegh's second cabinet, holding office from 21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953.
He died on 19 May 2006 and is buried in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran. He never married.