Kiumars Pourahmad

Kiumars Pourahmad
کیومرث پوراحمد
Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival
Born(1949-12-16)16 December 1949
Najafabad, Iran
Died5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 73)
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Burial placeBehesht-e Zahra, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, novelist, song writer, producer and editor
Years active1979–2023
SpousesEffat Shamohammadi (1972–1989)
Zahra Rabbi
ChildrenPegah Pourahmad, Pardis Pourahmad, Maryam Pourahmad

Kiumars Pourahmad (Persian: کیومرث پوراحمد; 16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist. He is best known for his TV Series, The Tales of Majid.

Biography

He was born in Najafabad on 16 December 1949.[1][2] He later moved to Tehran where he worked as a writer and film critic in the Film magazine.[2] On the morning of 5 April 2023, at the age of 73, Pourahmad was found dead under suspicious circumstances, in a rented villa in Bandar-e Anzali. The police are still investigating his death.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "علت فوت کیومرث پوراحمد چه بود؟ همراه با بیوگرافی". 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kiumars Purahmad, director of "The Stories of Majid", dies due to alleged suicide at 74". Tehran Times. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "کیومرث پوراحمد، کارگردان سرشناس ایرانی, در بندر انزلی در ویلای آشنایی درگذشت. پرونده مرگ ایشون هنوز باز است و مورد تحقیق ‌پلیس". euronews (in Persian). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "کیومرث پوراحمد درگذشت". روزنامه تعادل (in Persian). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.


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