Maryam Kalali

Maryam Shahabi (25 October 1914 – 4 October 2005) (Persian: مریم کلالی) was a Persian aristocrat and major landowner.

Maryam Kalali
Born25 October 1914 (1914-10-25)
Tehran, Persia
Died4 October 2005 (2005-10-05) (aged 90)
SpouseEtemad Shahabi
Parents
  • Showkat Ed-Dowleh (father)
  • Nosrat Saltaneh (mother)
RelativesAmirteymour Kalali, Nahid Mirza, Aga Khan IV

Early life

Raised in her parents' palace, Shahabi was interested in the arts from a young age, practicing the piano, horseback riding, and speaking three languages. She became the first woman in Iran to obtain a driving license.[1][2]

White Revolution

During the Shah's White Revolution, Shahabi was one of Iran's largest landowners. She was among the first female landowners to voluntarily distribute a portion of her land holdings.[3][4]

Family background

Shahabi is descended from the Timurid dynasty. Her maternal ancestry descends from Mohammad Shah Qajar. She is the granddaughter of Mir 'Ali Mardan Khan, Nuzrat ol-Molk, and his wife, Ashraf us-Sultana Qajar.[5]

Private life

She married Etemad Shahabi, and together they had four children:

  • Helene Shahabi, married Bozorgmehr Sadr and has children:
    • Hedieh Sadr
    • Ramin Sadr
  • Khosrow Shahabi, married Roya Akhavan and has children:
    • Maryam Shahabi
    • Teymour Shahabi
    • Cyrus Shahabi
  • Nosrat Shahabi, married Ali-Naghi Farmanfarmaian and has children:
    • Fati Farman-Farmaian
    • Abdol Hamid Farman-Farmaian
    • Abou Farman-Farmaian
  • Mahnaz Shahabi, married Essy Tayebi and has children:
    • Amirali Tayebi
    • Amirreza Tayebi

References
  1. Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
  2. Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
  3. Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
  4. Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
  5. Kayhan Life, "Obituary: Nahid Iskandar Mirza," 2020

Further reading
  • Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
  • Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
  • Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
  • Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
  • Amirteymour, Kalali, Shahabi Genealogy, 20-05-2008
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