2008 in Iran

none 2008 The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Incumbents Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Vice President: Parviz Davoodi Chief Justice: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Events February February 4 – Iran launches the Kavoshgar-1 research rocket to inaugurate a newly built space center.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7225699.stm Iranians inaugurate space project 4 February 2008 BBC News March March 14 – Iranian voters go to the polls in the legislative election. Nearly 90 percent of reformist candidates have been disqualified from the election.(BBC News) March 16 – The Conservative Alliance wins the Iranian legislative election.(BBC News) August August 12 – The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on five Iranian companies for assisting the development of the nuclear program of Iran.http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-idUKN1248733020080812 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043157/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-idUKN1248733020080812 dead March 5, 2016 U.S. sanctions five Iranian groups over nuclear work Reuters 12 August 2008 21 March 2015 August 17 – Iran announces it has launched a satellite launch-capable Safir rocket.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/7566804.stm Iran launches satellite carrier 17 August 2008 21 March 2015 Notable deaths January 9 – Mehran Ghassemi, 30, Iranian journalist, heart failure.http://mohajerani.maktuob.net/archives/2008/01/08/989.php M a K T U O B | Mohajerani | Diary 2010-11-04 2020-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200904112420/http://mohajerani.maktuob.net/archives/2008/01/08/989.php dead January 13 – Jafar Shahidi, 89, Iranian linguist and historian.July 2021 January 20 – Ghorban Soleimani, 87, Iranian vocalist and dotar player.http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=161767 Khorasan bids farewell to legendary musician Qorban Soleimani 21 January 2008 February 2 – Ahmad Bourghani, 48, Iranian politician, heart failure.https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/story/2008/02/080202_bd-bourghani-death احمد بورقانی، نماینده سابق مجلس ایران، درگذشت Persian Ahmad Bourghani, a former member of the Iranian parliament, has died BBCPersian.com 2 February 2008 2022-05-25 February 6 – Nikol Faridani, 72, Iranian aerial photographer, prostate cancer.http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=162884 Photographer of dessert terrains Nikol Faridani dies 6 February 2008 March 5 – Nader Khalili, 72, Iranian architect, heart failure.http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-khalili12mar12,1,4265808.story Architect's goal was to house the poor Los Angeles Times 12 March 2008 March 21 – Shusha Guppy, 72, Iranian writer and singer.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/24/iran Obituary: Shusha Guppy TheGuardian.com 24 March 2008 March 23 – Maryam Farman Farmaian, 94, Iranian feminist activist.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/31/iran?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews Obituary: Maryam Firouz TheGuardian.com 31 March 2008 April 12 – Abbas Katouzian, 86, Iranian painter.July 2021 April 15 – Parvin Dowlatabadi, 84, Iranian children's author and poet, heart attack.http://www.payvand.com/news/08/apr/1151.html Iranian author Parvin Dowlatabadi dies at 84 2010-11-04 2020-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20200115124734/http://www.payvand.com/news/08/apr/1151.html dead April 29 – Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, 87, Iranian Anglican Bishop, first ethnic Iranian Christian bishop since the 7th century.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1918728/The-Rt-Rev-Hassan-Dehqani-Tafti.html The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti July 18 – Khosrow Shakibai, 64, Iranian actor, liver cancer.July 2021 October 9 – Ardeshir Mohassess, 70, Iranian illustrator and cartoonist, heart attack.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/arts/design/20mohassess.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Ardeshir Mohassess, Iranian Cartoonist, is Dead at 70 The New York Times 20 October 2008 Martin Douglas October 10 – Javad Nurbakhsh, 81, Iranian spiritual leader. October 25 – Tahereh Saffarzadeh, 72, Iranian poet and academic, cancer.http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=180895 Woman Scholar of the Islamic World dies at 72 25 October 2008 References 30em External links 2008 Category:Years of the 21st century in Iran Category:2000s in Iran Iran Iran