Mohammad Namazi


Mohammad Namazi (also known as Mohammad Nemazee) was the founder of Namazi Hospital which he founded in 1955[1][2] and the first Water pipe system in Iran[3] Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company in Shiraz, Iran. He donated the company's income to the hospital. He also made Namazi Nursing School, Namazi Children's Orphanage, and Namazi Art School[4][5] He was born in Bombay[6] (officially renamed Mumbai in November 1995), in 1896.[3] He was a successful merchant who lived in the USA for many years, and died in Shiraz on 9th April 1972.[5][7]

Life

Namazi was born in Bombay[6] in 1896. He spent his childhood in China and India, and his youth in Tehran and Shiraz. In 1924, he travelled to America, and stayed there for more than 30 years. After a very successful economic career, he returned to Iran. He noticed the poor quality of the drinking water in Shiraz and in 1952 devoted part of his wealth to establishing a water supply network in the region.[1] In 1955 he founded and equipped Namazi hospital as a teaching hospital.[1][8]

At the age of 76, he died in the hospital he founded.

References

  1. ^ a b c "A Tribute to Mohammad Nemazee". Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ niafam.com. "About Namazi Hospital". namazi.sums.ac.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  3. ^ a b "آشنایی با شادروان محمد نمازی". www.namazicharity.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  4. ^ "History". abfa-fars.ir. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  5. ^ a b "محمد نمازی، سرمایه دار ایرانی". شرق (in Persian). 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  6. ^ a b Nemazee, Hassan (2024). Persia, Politics & Prison: A Life in Three Parts [از شیراز تا واشینگتن: بازی سیاست و سرنوشت٬ حسن نمازی] (1st ed.). USA: Marmont Lane Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781734590449.
  7. ^ "یکصدونوزدهمین سالروز تولد مرحوم محمد نمازی در شیراز برگزار شد". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  8. ^ "More about the educational and medical center". Namazi Hospital. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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