Birthday of Mahmoud Khayami, great entrepreneur, father of the Iranian auto industry, and founder of Iran National.
Notable Works
Iran National (Paykan car), Kourosh department stores
Fun Facts
Starting from a garage in Mashhad, Khayami became Iran's top industrialist by producing the Paykan car. After his assets were seized in 1979, he moved to the UK and built a successful network of Mercedes-Benz dealerships!
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