Businessman, Qajar Prince. Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farman Farma and his wife Batoul Khanoum. He studied at Oxford University in England, earning a degree in business. Upon returning to Iran, he became involved in several industrial projects, including the co-founding (with his brother Cyrus) of the Naft-e Pars Pars Oil Company, which became Iran's largest private petrochemical factory. He also co-founded the Chamber of Industries. Prince Abdol Ali Farman Farmaian died in an avalanche while skiing at the Dizin Resort near Tehran February 2, 1973.
Businessman, Qajar Prince. Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farman Farma and his wife Batoul Khanoum. He studied at Oxford University in England, earning a degree in business. Upon returning to Iran, he became involved in several industrial projects, including the co-founding (with his brother Cyrus) of the Naft-e Pars Pars Oil Company, which became Iran's largest private petrochemical factory. He also co-founded the Chamber of Industries. Prince Abdol Ali Farman Farmaian died in an avalanche while skiing at the Dizin Resort near Tehran February 2, 1973.
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