1930 in Iran

The following lists events that have happened in 1930 in Iran.

← 1929 1928 1927 1930 in Persia → 1931 1932 1933
Decades:
See also:	Other events of 1930 Years in Iran

Incumbents

• Shah: Reza Shah
• Prime Minister: Mehdi Qoli Hedayat

Events

• May 7 – The 7.1 M_w Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 3000 people were killed.^[1]

Births

• 4 July – Iraj Lalezari, scientist (died 2019)
• Unknown – Arsalan Pouria, poet (died 1994)

Deaths

• 21 February – Ahmad Shah Qajar, last king of Qajar dynasty died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.^[2]