{"id":17648,"date":"2026-01-13T13:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17648"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:42:59","slug":"the-economic-activity-of-bahaism-sabet-pasal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17648&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The economic activity of Bahaism; Sabet Pasal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u0622\u0646\u0686\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u0645\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u062f<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17648&#038;lang=en\/#During_the_second_Pahlavi_Habib_Sabet_Pasal_was_changed_into_one_of_the_greatest_capitalist_of_Iran_Some_called_him_the_greatest_capitalist_of_Iran_after_the_Shah_possessing_ten_percent_of_everything_in_Iran1\" title=\"During the second Pahlavi, Habib Sabet Pasal was changed into one of the greatest capitalist of Iran. Some called him the greatest capitalist of Iran after the Shah possessing ten percent of everything in Iran.[1]\u00a0\">During the second Pahlavi, Habib Sabet Pasal was changed into one of the greatest capitalist of Iran. Some called him the greatest capitalist of Iran after the Shah possessing ten percent of everything in Iran.[1]\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17648&#038;lang=en\/#_Meir_Ezri_the_representative_of_Israel_in_Pahlavi_government_writes_pointing_out_Habib_Pasals_background\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Meir Ezri, the representative of Israel in Pahlavi government writes pointing out Habib Pasal&#8217;s background:\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Meir Ezri, the representative of Israel in Pahlavi government writes pointing out Habib Pasal&#8217;s background:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"During_the_second_Pahlavi_Habib_Sabet_Pasal_was_changed_into_one_of_the_greatest_capitalist_of_Iran_Some_called_him_the_greatest_capitalist_of_Iran_after_the_Shah_possessing_ten_percent_of_everything_in_Iran1\"><\/span><strong>During the second Pahlavi,<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?s=Habib+Sabet+Pasal&amp;lang=en\"> Habib Sabet Pasal<\/a><\/span> was changed into one of the greatest capitalist of Iran. Some called him the greatest capitalist of Iran after the Shah possessing ten percent of everything in Iran.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The American magazine &#8220;the Fortune\u201d announced in 1974 A.D. that Sabet possesses ten percent of the Iranian wealth practically; from banking and construction to exergy and pharmaceutical companies. Nearly, most of business arenas and industry of that time of Iran were possessed by him. Sabet Pasal&#8217;s palace Tehran was the symbol of luxury of that time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sabetpasal.jpg\" alt=\"The economic activity of Bahaism; Sabet Pasal\" width=\"463\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sabetpasal.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sabetpasal-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Meir_Ezri_the_representative_of_Israel_in_Pahlavi_government_writes_pointing_out_Habib_Pasals_background\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Meir Ezri, the representative of Israel in Pahlavi government writes pointing out Habib Pasal&#8217;s background:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;During previous decades, the Baha&#8217;is could call most Jewish families in Hamadan and Kashan to their creed. One of the Jewish people who could become wealthy turning to Bahaism and got famous was Sabet Pasal from Hamadan city. He was a driver in the midst of World War II and could become wealthy during a short period of time.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 1975 A.D., the News Week got surprised of his success and wrote that this imperial and self-taught Iranian person is an eccentric one from a poor family without governmental relationships and also from a Baha\u2019i family.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supported by the Baha\u2019i organization, the court and the Pahlavi government, Habib Sabet could possess more than 70 commercial great companies and nearly 20 great companies of assembly and providing American products such as General Tire and Pepsi Cola in various cities of Iran. <a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, it should be paid attention that the benefits of these economic activities were spent for Bahaism ideal.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Sabet used those benefits to expand the Bahaism cult&#8217;s thoughts and benefits in Iran and across the world; including: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; <strong>Extensive financial aids to build the national assembly of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan\u00a0 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Constructing the veranda of the highest position in Kermel mount.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Constructing Hazirtul Qods of the Baha&#8217;is of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0&#8211; Constructing the Downing place for the Mention of God of the Baha\u2019i continental temples in Santiago (Chile)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The Baha\u2019is temples in Egypt, Australia and Jordan\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Purchasing lands around the Haziratul Qods of Tehran city <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Building walls around the lands of the Dawning place of the Mention of God in Lavizan locality of Tehran city.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Additionally, hundreds of other measures done secretly&#8221;.<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>However, a great part of these capitals were being used in accumulation and development of economic activities. Some of the companies and institutions possessed by him or shared included: The Industrial Bank of Iran, The Iranian Mine and Industry Bank, the commercial and production institutions, Pepsi Cola, the cement of mashhad, Plasco Kar, General Tire and Ruber, Iran Farvag, Sycab and France Peik.<a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He also took over the dealership of Dodge car, several kinds of television and refrigerator great company of tire making, General Tire and several hard sugar company.\u00a0 He was the owner of 41 commercial companies having nearly ten thousand employees.<a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Sabet was the member of the managing board of Iran and England bank, Iran and the Middle East bank and eventually the member of Masonry Lodge, Lions and Rotary clubs in Tehran. The central core of Rotary of\u00a0 Iran club was established in Farwardin 1335\u00a0 S.H. and Habib Sabet was one of the members of the founder board.<a href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\">[7]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Baha\u2019i capitalists during the second Pahlavi period of time were increasing their wealth using banking system rant. They were establishing banks accessing the governmental and foreign capitals easily and taking loans from the banks where they themselves were of the most important stockholders. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a matter of fact, they exploited using these means for their personal usages and their related companies and banking system rant. In his diaries, Abul Hassan Ebtehaj points out this issue: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Some of wealthy people and influential ones who had gained enormous wealth supported\u00a0 by Pahlavi government were wishing to own\u00a0 Banks.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn8\" name=\"_ftnref8\">[\u06f8]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sodagar points out the capitalists well who withdrew their capitals out of their accounts and the companies\u2019 deposits as soon as they felt dangerous and they were managing the companies by huge loans which they had taken from banks and also by enormous money which they had deposited in their personal accounts.<a href=\"#_ftn9\" name=\"_ftnref9\">[9]<\/a>\u00a0 As Sodagar believes Sabet was <\/strong><strong>of those capitalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Habib Sabet gained the shares of several banks having capitals and influence. In 1338 S.H., the founded the Iranian mine and industrial development bank cooperated by some Iranian capitalists such as Habib Elgarian and Ebtahaj. Interviewing with the way of life periodical, Sabet stated the goal of establishing this bank as follows:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;One of my important measures supervised by Mahdi Samiee has been the formation of the Iranian industrial development bank. Such bank was needed <\/strong><strong>to be founded to develop the Iranian industries&#8230; A large number of people had committed to invest in this bank, but enough money wasn&#8217;t gathered. I said there that I would sell all of my properties to establish this bank if it is necessary.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eventually, the industrial development bank was established and the Iranian industries which was developing owed this bank. When the bank was established, the foreign government and other countries loaned this bank and the businessmen and gave us numerous loans and we could create great industries in Iran.<a href=\"#_ftn10\" name=\"_ftnref10\">[10]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meantime, the establishment of the bank and being the member of board of directors created numerous rants for him through which he could omit his rival out of the scene.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to the shares of the Iranian mine and industry development bank, Habib Sabet was of the stockholders and members of the board of directors of Iran and the Middle East bank.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Source: Reza Qaribi, the Baha\u2019i wealthy people and Pahlavi regime, pp. 197-203.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Keep in touch with us: \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:bahaismiran85@gmail.com\"><strong>bahaismiran85@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[\u06f1]<\/a> <strong>The memoirs of Farah Pahlavi and I, Alexander Doldom, vol.3, Tehran: Beh Afarin, 1377 S.H., p.307.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[\u06f2]<\/a> <strong>Who is Meir Ezri, from you and from all of his tribe, the first notebook, p. 331.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[\u06f3]<\/a> <strong>corruption architects, vol.1, p.34, the periodical of historical studies, year 5, No. 20, Spring 1387, p. 232.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[\u06f4]<\/a> <strong>Ismaeel Raeen, branching in Bahaism, p. 362-363; the memoirs of Farah Pahlavi and I, vol. 3, p. 1333-1334; corruption architects, the agents\u2019 visage and Rotary clubs in Iran, vot-3, pp. 40-41.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[\u06f5]<\/a> <strong>Shapour Lavasani, the government and governorship in Iran during the period of time of the dominance of Colonialism and capitalism, Tehran: Shama\u2019 publishing house, Bita, pp.181-184.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[\u06f6]<\/a> <strong>Mostafa Al-Moti, Iran in Pahlavi era, 1369-1373, v.11, p.37; Alexander Doldom, the memoirs of Farah Pahlavi and I, vol.3, p.1316.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\">[\u06f7]<\/a> <strong>Amir Abbas Hoveida narrated by SAVAK documents, Vol. 1, p. 121; Masonries, Rotaries and Lions of Iran, 1333-1357, p. 187.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref8\" name=\"_ftn8\">[\u06f8]<\/a> <strong>Pahlavi era men narrated by SAVAK documents, 29<sup>th<\/sup> book, Habib Sabet, p.370.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref9\" name=\"_ftn9\">[\u06f9]<\/a> <strong>Muhammad Reza Sodagar, the growth of Capitalism relations in Iran, Tehran, Thought flame, 1369, pp. 480-481.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref10\" name=\"_ftn10\">[\u06f1\u06f0]<\/a> <strong>The corruption architects: The appearance of the agents of Rotary clubs in Iran, vot.3, p. 39.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the second Pahlavi, Habib Sabet Pasal was changed into one of the greatest capitalist of Iran. Some called him the greatest capitalist of Iran after the Shah possessing ten percent of everything in Iran.[1]\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The American magazine &#8220;the Fortune\u201d announced in 1974 A.D. that Sabet possesses ten percent of the Iranian wealth practically; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[823,1001,985],"tags":[1602,839,15354,7315,15352,6941],"class_list":["post-17648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-articles","category-bahai-leaders","category-slidshow","tag-activity","tag-bahaism","tag-capitalist","tag-economic","tag-sabet-pasal","tag-second-pahlavi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17652,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17648\/revisions\/17652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}