Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh (c.1908 - 24 November 2006 in Los Angeles) was an Iranian newspaper editor of Kayhan[1] one of the most influential newspapers in Iran.
Kayhan was founded by Abdul-Rahman Faramarzi [1][2] as proprietor and Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh as editor-in-chief on 27 May 1942. Later the role of Faramarzi and Mesbahzadeh at Kayhan was reversed. Mesbahzadeh was born in Iran in 1908. Mesbahzadeh studied law in France at the Sorbonne. Before starting his publishing career, he worked as a law professor in Tehran. The name, Kayhan was apparently taken from the name of the respected French newspaper Le Monde (the World) [2]. Mesbahzadeh also served as a Senator under the Shah and hence, his newspaper, Kayhan was perceived as being very pro-Shah. Kayhan was published in Iran and London as well which had a circulation of over one million papers when Mesbahzadeh was running it before the 1979 revolution, under the editorship of Shapour Namazi. The Kayhan empire included publications in various languages and in subjects ranging from sports to women's magazines to the daily newspaper, itself.
When the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979, all of Mesbahzadeh's assets were seized, including the publishing plant which were the main headquarters of Kayhan Newspaper. The London offices of Kayhan continued under the guidance of Mesbahzadeh, but it currently has a small circulation in comparison to what it once had pre-revolution times. They publish Kayhan Weekly.