{"id":17847,"date":"2026-02-07T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17847"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:34:27","slug":"the-industrial-and-commercial-activities-of-bahaism-in-pahlavi-era-_-habib-sabet-pasal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17847&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The industrial and commercial activities of Bahaism in Pahlavi era _ Habib Sabet Pasal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 1944 A.D., Habib Sabet<\/a><\/span> developed Firouz company accompanied by Rahim Arjmand and started extensive activities with multi-national American companies. They entered foreign items extensively such as drug, cosmetics, toothpaste, surgery and wound dressing tools, X-ray sets and ambulance. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, he took over the agencies for various companies such as Fillips, Magic, Chef ovens and Kelvinator refrigerators[1]<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Although Sabet didn’t have any knowledge about pharmaceutical products, he had taken over the delegacy for pharmaceutical company called”: “Squibb\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The increasing need for drug and sanitary ware in the country caused him to build a factory in 10 thousand square meter land in Kilometer 9 of Tehran- Karaj road. It is interesting to be noted that Ayadi, the special Baha\u2019i physician of the Shah was seeking for allowance to enter drug ad distribute in Iran at that period of time.[2]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the same time with this measure, Firouz company signs a contact of limiting the sale and delegacy of Shring pharmaceutical company products and Rollin cosmetics of America.[3]<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Sabet takes over the delegacy of Studebaker automobiles of America in 1947 A.D. Then, he hands it over to Khamsi, his brother-in-law. Later on, Khamsi runs the first taxi service of Tehran.[4]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The increasing soar of entering automobile and tire by Sabet gained him and Bahaism a huge benefit. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After Mordad 28, 1332 coup, Habib Sabet established General Tire Company in 1964 A.D. in Tehran<\/a> city in 30-thousand-meter land with the capacity of 20 thousand tons of tire. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Board of directors of this company in Iran included 5 Americans and four colleagues of Sabet company called Asghar Panahi, Amil Aboud, Iraj Sabet and Habib Sabet.[5]<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0General tire company had a powerful rival called P. F. Good ridge which was able to confiscate a great part of Iranian tire market. Since tires produced by Sabet Pasal in General company didn’t have customer, he gossiped against Good ridge company to have accidents in the then press. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This issue caused the subject to be posed in road security council in road ministry and a statement was issued in favor of Habib Sabet. Issuing this statement by a governmental foundation and backing it in press, radio and television in the direction of the American company General Tire show the deep bond among interior capitalism, Pahlavi government and universal capitalism. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Iranian General Tire and Iran Rubber Companies\u2019 dependence on General Tire American company caused Sabet to hand over the management of all various sectors to American citizens. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The lack of American managers\u2019 familiarity with the daily activities of the company and misusing the management, receiving huge salaries, cursing, humiliating, quarreling with workers, being strict and misbehaving with sale delegacies, and not giving enough profit to sellers, not regulating the Iranian culture, not employing the Iranian educated forces caused tension, declining in company production activity and worker dismissals.[6]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most workers suffered from Lumbar disc, testicular pain, and tuberculosis due to heavy works. Even, the female workers were being assaulted.[7]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Sabet established a company called Iran Volks and entered ambulance for hospitals and ministry of health extensively. According to German manager of the company, Habit Sabet has had really negative figure in the then community and has not been merited for taking the delegacy of a foreign company and has just been successful to take this delegacy supported by interior and exterior members of the deviant cult f Bahaism. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mansour Moaddel points out a note in this regard: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “The main benefited parties of the economic development during 1960s and 1970s, were the dependent international investors who were able to dominate on economy and to gain huge benefits supported by the government.[8]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Sabet was supported by the government very much. The agriculture ministry helped him very much by purchasing Minneapolis agriculture machines. At the same time, Habib Sabet took the delegacy of Yanmar company of Japan and entered thousands of Yanmar tractors.[9]<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Generally Speaking, this writing stresses on this note that a glance at commercial and industrial activities of Sabet shows that this development has been dependent on aliens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Souce: Reza Qaribi, the Baha’i wealthy people and Pahlavi regime, pp. 203- 210.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[\u06f1]<\/a> The autobiography of Sabet, pp. 213 – 215.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f2]<\/a> Fereidoun Hoveyda, the Shah’s fall, Tehran, Ettel\u00e1t publishing house, 1386 S.H., p. 90.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f3]<\/a> Sabet’s autobiography\/pp. 223-224.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f4]<\/a> Ibid, p. 196.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f5]<\/a> Ibid, pp. 191 – 194.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f6]<\/a> Ibid, pp. 288-289.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f7]<\/a> Pahlavi era men narrated by SAVAK documents, 29th book, Habib Sabet, p. 342.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\u06f8]<\/a> Mansour Muaddel, class, policy and ideology in revolution, translated by Muhammad Salar Kasraee, Tehran the center for recognition of Islam and Iran, 1382, p. 81.<\/strong><\/p>\n