Events in the year 2019 in Iran.
Incumbents Supreme Leader of Iran: Ali Khamenei President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani Parliament of Iran: Ali Larijani Judiciary System of Iran: Sadeq Larijani (until 7 March), Ebrahim Raisi (since 7 March)
Events
14 January – 2019 Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash 13 February – 2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing: A suicide bomb attack on a vehicle kills at least 27 Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran. It is one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Iran in years. 2 September — Sahar Khodayari (Esteghlal F.C. girl fan) also known as Blue girl; sets herself on fire after being arrested for attending a soccer game. She dies a week later in hospital. 10 November - Oil field with an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude discovered in Kuszstan Since 15 November - 2019–20 Iranian protests ؛ In Persian: اعتراضات آبان ۱۳۹۸
Sports 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
Deaths
8 January – Khosro Harandi, chess player, the first Iranian International Master (b. 1950). 9 January - Bijan Samandar, Iranian poet and musician. (death announced on this date) (b. 1941) 29 January – Mohammad Nabi Habibi, politician, Mayor of Tehran 1984–1987 (b. 1945).دبیرکل حزب موتلفه اسلامی درگذشت (Motalafeh Secretary General dies) 9 February - Farhad Ebrahimi, Iranian poet and writer. (b. 1935) 21 February - Mohammad Momen, Iranian Faqīh and politician. (b. 1938) 22 February - Yadollah Samareh, Iranian linguist (b. 1932) 20 March - Keyvan Vahdani, Iranian footballer (Paykan), landslide. (b. 1991) 2 April - Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor (Brick and Mirror, The Fateful Day, Abadan). (b. 1934) 16 April - Ahmad Eghtedari, Iranian teacher, lawyer and writer, complications from lung and kidney deficiencies. (b. 1925) 20 April – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, artist (b. 1922).Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian passes away 26 April - Nasser Farbod, Iranian political activist and military officer, Chief of Staff (1979). (b. 1922) 10 June - Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali, Iranian political prisoner, stabbed. (b. 1998) 25 June - Alinaghi Alikhani, 90, Iranian economist and politician, Minister of Economics (1963–1969). 26 June - Morteza Saffari Natanzi, Iranian politician, MP (since 2016), pancreatic cancer. (b. 1956) 6 July - Parviz Jalayer, 79, Iranian weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1968) and Asian Games champion (1966). (b. 1939) 8 September — Sahar Khodayari, 29, dies after setting herself on fire.
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