Kiumars Pourahmad

Kiumars Pourahmad (Persian: کیومرث پوراحمد; 16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist. He is best known for his TV Series, The Tales of Majid.

Kiumars Pourahmad
کیومرث پوراحمد
Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1949-12-16)16 December 1949 Najafabad, Iran
Died	5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 73) Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Burial place	Behesht-e Zahra, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, novelist, song writer, producer and editor
Years active	1979–2023
Spouses	Effat Shamohammadi (1972–1989) Zahra Rabbi
Children	Pegah Pourahmad, Pardis Pourahmad, Maryam Pourahmad

Biography

He was born in Najafabad on 16 December 1949.^[1][2] He later moved to Tehran where he worked as a writer and film critic in the Film magazine.^[2] On the morning of 5 April 2023, at the age of 73, Pourahmad was found dead under suspicious circumstances, in a rented villa in Bandar-e Anzali. The police are still investigating his death.^[3][4]

Filmography

Film

• Tatoureh, 1984
• Bibi Chelchele, 1984
• Goyar, 1987
• The Harbour, 1989
• Silent Hunt, 1990
• The Shame, 1992
• The Morning After, 1992
• Bread and Poem, 1993
• For the Sake of Haniyeh, 1994
• Khaharan-e-gharib, 1995
• Yalda Night, 2001
• Gol-e Yakh, 2005
• Noke Borj, 2005
• The Night Bus, 2007
• Where Are My Shoes?, 2016
• Blade and Termeh, 2019
• The Night Guardian, 2022
• The case is open, 2023

Television

• The Tales of Majid, 1990
• Sarenakh, 1997
• Parantez Baz, 2010