Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian

Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian (1912–2006) was an Iranian doctor, researcher, and Qajar aristocrat. He served as the director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and served as the Iran Minister of Health (1952–1953). He was the first son of Qajar prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma, through Masoumeh Khanoum.

Biography He was born in 1912 in Mashhad, Iran, to parents Massoumeh Khanum Tafreshi (1899–1978) and Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma. At the age of 12, he was sent to France to continue his studies. He studied medicine in France and Switzerland, eventually earning him a degree from University of Geneva in 1983.

He quickly decided on medicine, specialising in malaria and studying it to a great extent. Sabar Farmanfarmaian participated in a number of projects initiated by the World Health Organization.

He was a staunch supporter of Mosaddegh during Iran's oil nationalisation in 1953. He held the post of Minister of Health, during Mossadegh's second cabinet, holding office from 21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953.

He died on 19 May 2006 and is buried in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran. He never married.