Masood Mofakham

Life

Born in Tabriz in 1889, Masood Mofakham (Mofakham el-Soltan) son of Mahmoud Mofakham, was home tutored together with his sisters and, due to his fathers movements, first studied in Petrograd (Russia) then completing his studies in Leuven University outside Bruxelles.He married Gohar Taj (daughter of Nayeb Gholamali, Equerry to the Qajar King) in Leuven in 1910. The ceremony was performed by their representatives in Tehran, as it was a marriage by "Proxy?. They had six sons, all of whom were born and educated in Tehran, attending Zaratostrian School.

He died in February 1953 in Tehran and was buried in the family mausoleum.

Masood's brothers

Brothers

His six sons were:

• Saiid (1912 ? 2003) - He followed a career in the military (cavalry). He married his cousin, Iran Dokht Farshi, and had four children (Pooran, Gity, Mahmoud and Rabie Banoo (Leyla).
• Mohsen (1914 ? 2003) : ? He studied Political Science and followed the family tradition of a career in the Diplomatic Corp. He married an Austrian girl (Hildegard) who he later divorced. He then married Farideh Moosavi and they had two children (Mohamad and Shabnam).
• Naser (#### ? 2004) : - He followed a career in journalism and worked in the Ministry of Fine Art in Tehran. He married Gohar Khaje and they had a daughter ( Nazanin).
• Jahangeer ( #### ? 2000) : ? He chose a career in merchandising and after a failed marriage to an American woman with whom he had a daughter, he married Mehry Kay Ashian and they had three children (Masood Reza, Maryam and Fateme).
• Manouchehr (1930 - 1968) : ? Sadly, fighting a blood disorder for many years he died at the age of 38. He never married. Mansoor (#### ? ####) : ? He died at the tender age of 16 from typhoid fever

Mofakham old family

The Family

Masood's two sons

Career

He started his career in the Finance Ministry and very soon became a high ranking official.

In July 1941 he was chosen by Mosheer el-Dole Minister for Foreign Affairs to serve as Minister-Counsellor to India.Having studied Political Science and being fluent in the Russian language in 1945 he received his commission as the Minister-Counselor to the Georgian Embassy.

Accolades

In 1922 he received the Order of Couronne from the Belgium Foreign Ministry.

Order de la Couronne