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Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian (1935–1973) was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and his wife Batoul Khanoum.
Early life
Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian was born on January 6, 1935. He studied at Oxford University in England, earning a degree in business.
Career
Upon returning to Iran, he became involved in several industrial projects, including the co-founding (with his brother Cyrus) of the Naft-e Pars Pars Oil Company, which became Iran's largest private petrochemical factory.
He also co-founded the Chamber of Industries.
Death
Prince Abdol Ali Farman Farmaian died in an avalanche while skiing at the Dizin Resort near Tehran on February 2, 1973, leaving his daughter Mariam and his two sons Salman and Abu-Ali.
See also
References
- ^ Library of Congress, Farmānfarmāʼiyān, ʻAbd al-ʻAlī, 1935-1973
- "Blood and Oil", p.522
- "Blood and Oil", p.347.
- "Blood and Oil", p.347
- "Blood and Oil" p.401.
- "Shahzdeh's Tree", Mitra Farman Farmaian Jordan, Seattle 1997, p. 154.
- Daughter of Persia; Sattareh Farman Farmaian with Dona Munker; Crown Publishers, Inc., New York (1992)
- Blood and Oil: Memoirs of a Persian Prince; Manucher Mirza Farman Farmaian. Random House, New York (1997)
External links
- The Qajar (Kadjar) Pages
- Qajars Dynasty Turkoman dynasty of the Shahs of Persia
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