1916 in Iran

← 1915 1914 1913 1916 in Persia → 1917 1918 1919
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See also:	Other events of 1916 Years in Iran

The following lists events that happened during 1916 in Qajar era.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Ahmad Shah Qajar^[1]
• Prime Minister: Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma (until February 29), Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni (March 5 – August 29), Vosugh od-Dowleh (starting August 29)

Births

• May 11 – Farangis Yeganegi.
• June 24 – Roohangiz Saminejad, Iranian actress.
• August 5 – Sadeq Chubak, Iranian novelist.
• August 7 – Fathollah Minbashian, persian general.
• August 24 – Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani, Iranian Grand Ayatollah.
• September 23 – Anna Borkowska (actress), Iranian Polish actress.
• October 12 – Morteza Haeri Yazdi, Iranian Ayatollah.
• December 1 – Abdul Aziz Malazada, Iranian Sunni faqih.
• ? – Abbas Qarib, Iranian footballer.
• ? – Ashig Huseyn Javan, Iranian poet.
• ? – Jahangir Forouhar, Iranian actor.
• ? – Jamaluddin Mostaghimi, Iranian academic.
• ? – Khadijeh Saqafi, Iranian revolutionary and Ruhollah Khomeini's wife.
• ? – Rasoul Parvizi, Iranian writer.
• ? – Safi Asfia, Iranian politician.
• ? – Yosef Hamadani Cohen, Iranian rabbi.

Deaths

• ? – Baqir Khan, Iranian revolutionary.
• ? – Mirza Hossein-Qoli, Iranian musician.
• ? – Moayed-ol Mamalek Fekri Ershad, Iranian artist, journalist and playwright.
• ? – Touran Agha Khanoum Qajar, Iranian poet; daughter of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Khazen al-Douleh.

References

1. Abrahamian, Ervand (2008). A History of Modern Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82139-1.