Events from the year 1957 in Iran.
Incumbents Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Prime Minister: Hossein Ala' (until April 3), Manouchehr Eghbal (starting April 3)
Events 2 July – The Alborz earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 strikes Mazandaran province, killing at least 1,500 people. 13 December – The 6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.
Births
26 March – Shirin Neshat. 16 June – Hamid Aboutalebi.
See also Years in Iraq Years in Afghanistan
References