Habib Elghanian

Habib Elghanian

חביב אלקניאן

Industrialist and community leader · 1912–1979

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Tehran industrialist who built one of Iran's largest plastics companies and led the Jewish community of Tehran. In May 1979, soon after the revolution, he was executed by a revolutionary court on charges that included Zionism. His death set off the departure of most of Iran's Jews.

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