Background
He was born in Tafresh and attended schools in Tehran.
He was born in Tafresh and attended schools in Tehran.
He was born in Tafresh and attended schools in Tehran. Having been granted a scholarship by the Iranian government, he then went to France to study. In 1937 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in general chemistry and an Master of Science in agricultural chemistry.
He returned to Iran after finishing his studies in France.
He died aged 84 in 1993. He established his business in electronic products which made him a wealthy manitoba He planned to build a university and started his research by closely visiting 11 universities in Europe and almost all of universities in Iran.
He finally chose Kerman for the location of the university he intended to build.
After preliminary studies, about 50 hectares was allocated to the construction on December 25, 1974 and the work began with his 600,000,000 Rials donation at the time. The university was officially opened on September 15, 1985.
Shahid Bahonar of Kerman founded by him, is now one of the biggest universities in Iran and the region. The Medical School of the Kerman of Medical Sciences and a 350-bed hospital in Kerman now bear his name.