About Yousof Safvat
Lived 1940 – 2003 (aged 62). Yousof Safvat was an Iranian chess player.
Yousof (Younnus, Younus) Safvat (15 February 1940 in Tehran – 29 January 2003 in Tehran) was an Iranian chess player. He was the first official chess champion and national master of Iran.
He was a five-time winner (first time at the age of 15) of the Iranian Chess Championship (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1965), and represented Iran in Chess Olympiads at Moscow 1956, Munich 1958, Varna 1962, Tel Aviv 1964, and Siegen 1970.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Yousof Safvat's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Yousof Safvat?
Chess Player
When was Yousof Safvat born?
Yousof Safvat was born on 15 February 1940 in Tehran.
When did Yousof Safvat die?
Yousof Safvat died on 29 January 2003 in Tehran.
What was Yousof Safvat's occupation?
Yousof Safvat was a chess player.
What nationality was Yousof Safvat?
Yousof Safvat was Iranian.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yousof Safvat. https://biography.guide/yousof-safvat/
MLA: "Yousof Safvat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yousof-safvat/.
Chicago: "Yousof Safvat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/yousof-safvat/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:27 UTC