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Habib Elghanian

Iranian Jewish businessman (1909–1979)

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Habib (Habibollah) Elghanian was a prominent Iranian Jewish businessman and philanthropist who served as the president of the Tehran Jewish Society and acted as the symbolic head of the Iranian Jewish community in the 1970s. He was arrested and sentenced to death by an Islamic revolutionary tribunal shortly after the Iranian Revolution for charges including corruption, contacts with Israel and Zionism, and "friendship with the enemies of God", and was executed by firing squad on 9 May 1979 in Tehran, Iran. He was the first and last Jew and businessman to be executed by the Council of the Islamic Revolution.

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Born
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Place of birth
Tehran wd
Died
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Place of death
Tehran wd
Citizenship
Iran wd
Occupation
entrepreneur, businessperson, philanthropist, industrialist wd

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When was Habib Elghanian born?
Habib Elghanian was born on 5 April 1909 in Tehran.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Habib Elghanian · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q3490187 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: HabibElghanian.jpg by Reubenzadeh (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Habib Elghanian". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/habib-elghanian. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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