The Khazeni Family

The Khazeni Family
Ethnicity Persian
Current region Iran, United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany,
Place of origin Persia, Qajar dynasty

The Khazeni Family (Persian: خازنی‎‎), Khazeni-Rad and Khazenifar family was a prominent Iranian industrial and mercantile family, active in Iran from the Qajar dynasty. Throughout the 20th century the main activities of the family were the manufacture and distribution of steel and fabrics products through its company The Cheltenham Company, which included the import of Japanese Iron and commodities such as cotton.

History

The Khazeni, Khazeni-Rad and Khazenifar families consist of three separate lineages, interlinked through bloodlines. After having been known as Khazeni-Alangei and Khazeni Abbasian, the families, opted to drop the affixes and change the family name at the time of Reza Shah. The first Tehran resident of the family Hajbaba Khazeni is buried at Imamzadeh Abdullah, Rey. Mohammad Khazeni, one of the founding members of the Tehran family is buried at the gateway of Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine in the city of Rey, south of Tehran.

The Khazeni families of Tehran became well-known and prominent in Tehran by establishing the Japanese stainless steel import lines and help found a private hospital, called Arad General Hospital.

The Cheltenham Company began operating on 21 December 1954 with a board of two directors to become, five years later, one of Iran's largest import companies of Iron commodities. In the 1967 the family group created the first industrial pressure gauge importing company in Iran. In 1977, the company also began investing in Texas universities but pulled their investments after during 1978 political turmoil in Iran. The company was bought out on March 1, 1981 after the Iranian revolution.

Family Organizations & Companies

The Khazeni-Rad side of the family began its expansion into the United Kingdom in the 1960s. The Khazenifar side joined them in creating a multiple companies, and helped the family move into retail, specialist dental and restaurant companies in the north of England.[1] The Khazeni's are also based in Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the United States with interests in various other countries.

Awards

Professor Dr. Mohammad Khazenifar Awards for Medical Excellence at Iran's Joint and Bone Science Masters Center in Tehran.[2] Prior to this he annually awarded medals of excellence to the best performing surgeon at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.[3]

Recognition

Dr. Sassan Khazenifar has been recognized as for his first responder duty in the Lancaster Guardian, United Kingdom for his life saving skills. At the time the woman who he saved responded "He was my life saver and my mum ran up to him, gave him a big hug and started crying."[4]

Prominent Family Members

References

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  2. ↑ "Editorial : Khazenifar Medal" (PDF). Jbsjournal.org. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Hemant Wakankar - Joint Replacement Surgeon | Total Knee Replacement". Jointreplacementinfo.net. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Lancaster Guardian". Lancaster Online. LEP Press. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Khazeni Family". Qajarstudies.org. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Matrix Health Services UK Ltd » Consultant Profile: Ananda Nanu". Matrixhealthservices.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  7. ↑ Nasser, Ladane. "Iran’s Middle Class Plans for Life After a Deal". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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