13 Facts About Iraj Pezeshkzad

Iraj Pezeshkzad was an Iranian writer and author of the famous Persian novel Da'i Jan Napoleon published in the early 1970s.

Iraj Pezeshkzad's mother was an aristocrat from the Qajar dynasty.

Iraj Pezeshkzad grew up surrounded by extended family in a compound with a large garden.

Iraj Pezeshkzad was educated in Iran before studying in France, where he received his degree in law.

Iraj Pezeshkzad served as a judge in the Iranian Judiciary for five years prior to joining the Iranian Foreign Service.

Iraj Pezeshkzad served as a diplomat until the Iranian revolution in 1979, and left the Foreign Service to reside in France after the revolution, where he joined Shapour Bakhtiar and his party the National Movement of Iranian Resistance against the Islamic regime established in Iran.

Iraj Pezeshkzad wrote many political books for the party.

Iraj Pezeshkzad later lived in Paris, where he worked as a journalist.

Iraj Pezeshkzad died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 94, while visiting family in Los Angeles.

Iraj Pezeshkzad began writing in the early 1950s by translating the works of Voltaire and Moliere into Persian and by writing short stories for magazines.

Iraj Pezeshkzad was one of the contributors of a political satire magazine Towfigh.

Iraj Pezeshkzad then published his autobiography titled Golgashtha-ye Zendegi.

Iraj Pezeshkzad married Mahin Chaybani in Iran; she died in 1979.