Jahanshah Saleh

Jahanshah Saleh (1905–1995) was an Iranian physician and politician. He served as health minister and education minister in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the obstetrician of Queen Farah Diba, spouse of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Early life and education Saleh was born in Kashan in 1905. He received further education at Syracuse University in the USA on gynecology. He graduated from the university in 1934 and returned to Iran. He headed the surgery department of women at Vaziri Hospital and also headed the midwifery school.

Saleh was the health minister in the cabinet led by Haj Ali Razmara in the period 1950–1951.

Saleh served as the obstetrician of Farah Pahlavi. He accompanied her during the birth of Prince Reza Cyrus Pahlavi in 1960. In 1966 he was serving as the president of the University of Tehran. He was one of the Iranians who reported concerns over the quality of air in the cities.