Abdolrahman Faramarzi

Abdolrahman Faramarzi^[a] (Persian: عبدالرحمن فرامرزی; August 11, 1897 – July 11, 1972) was an Iranian journalist, writer, educator, parliamentarian and poet.^[1] He was born in Gachuyeh, Faramarzan, Bastak, Hormozgan Province, and died in the capital Tehran.^[1] Together with Mostafa Mesbahzadeh, Faramarzi co-founded Kayhan newspaper.^[1] He was also the founder of the short-lived Bahram newspaper.^[2] Faramarzi was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran.^[1]

Faramarzi, pictured in the late 1950s