Mohammad Nemazee
Mohammad Nemazee (Persian: محمد نمازی; also known as Mohammad Namazi; 1896 – April 9, 1972) was an Indian-born Iranian businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Namazi Hospital which he founded in 1955[1][2] and the first water pipe system company in Iran,[3] Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company in Shiraz, Iran.
Life
Namazi was born in 1896, in Bombay, British Indian Empire (now India).[3][4] 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][5]
He donated the Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company income to the hospital. He also made Namazi Nursing School, Namazi Children's Orphanage, and Namazi Art School.[6][7]
At the age of 76, on 9th April 1972 he died in the hospital he founded.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c "A Tribute to Mohammad Nemazee". Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ niafam.com. "About Namazi Hospital". namazi.sums.ac.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b "آشنایی با شادروان محمد نمازی". www.namazicharity.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "More about the educational and medical center". Namazi Hospital. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "History". abfa-fars.ir. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b "محمد نمازی، سرمایه دار ایرانی". شرق (in Persian). 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "یکصدونوزدهمین سالروز تولد مرحوم محمد نمازی در شیراز برگزار شد". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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