{"id":17855,"date":"2026-02-09T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:32:27","slug":"the-extent-and-the-method-of-bahaism-influence-on-pahlavi-government-according-to-siamak-zand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The extent and the method of Bahaism influence on  Pahlavi government according to \u201cSiamak Zand\u201d"},"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=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_The_following_text_is_an_interviews_with_Siamak_Zand\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following text is an interviews with Siamak Zand:\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following text is an interviews with Siamak Zand:<\/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=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Please_introduce_yourself_and_speak_about_your_family_relationship_with_Bahaism\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Please introduce yourself and speak about your family relationship with Bahaism?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Please introduce yourself and speak about your family relationship with Bahaism?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_How_had_they_been_influential_on_the_Pahlavi_court\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How had they been influential on the Pahlavi court?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How had they been influential on the Pahlavi court?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_the_influence_on_the_Pahlavi_count_and_the_county\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Explain about the influence on the Pahlavi count and the county? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Explain about the influence on the Pahlavi count and the county? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Is_it_explicitly_possible_to_name_Haveyda_as_a_bigoted_Bahai\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Is it explicitly possible to name Haveyda as a bigoted Baha\u2019i? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Is it explicitly possible to name Haveyda as a bigoted Baha\u2019i? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_Mr_Qannad_who_had_ran_a_confectionary_in_Aderneh_to_help_Bahaullah_and_the_organization_via_its_profits\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Explain about Mr. Qannad who had ran a confectionary in Aderneh to help Bahaullah and the organization via its profits?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Explain about Mr. Qannad who had ran a confectionary in Aderneh to help Bahaullah and the organization via its profits?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_the_Bahais_in_the_court\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Explain about the Baha&#8217;is in the court?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Explain about the Baha&#8217;is in the court?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Do_you_have_any_memoir_about_Abdul_Karim_Ayadi\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Do you have any memoir about Abdul Karim Ayadi?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Do you have any memoir about Abdul Karim Ayadi?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_The_Bahais_say_We_were_under_pressure_during_Pahlavi_government_what_do_you_think\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; The Baha&#8217;is say: We were under pressure during Pahlavi government. what do you think?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; The Baha&#8217;is say: We were under pressure during Pahlavi government. what do you think?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#i\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_The_note_which_was_interesting_for_us_and_the_mere_narrator_of_it_is_you_that_you_have_heard_from_your_mother_that_Abdul_Baha_was_spying_in_Acre_and_Haifa_port_and_at_that_period_of_time_of_war_he_was_signaling_the_ships_This_is_considered_as_a_definite_document_whose_narrator_of_it_is_you_Do_you_want_to_note\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The note which was interesting for us and the mere narrator of it is you that you have heard from your mother that Abdul Baha was spying in Acre and Haifa port and at that period of time of war he was signaling the ships. This is considered as a definite document whose narrator of it is you. Do you want to note?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The note which was interesting for us and the mere narrator of it is you that you have heard from your mother that Abdul Baha was spying in Acre and Haifa port and at that period of time of war he was signaling the ships. This is considered as a definite document whose narrator of it is you. Do you want to note?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_When_has_this_memoir_happened\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; When has this memoir happened?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; When has this memoir happened?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Russia_has_the_most_documents_about_the_Bahais_relationships_Which_documents_are_exciting_in_Russia\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Russia has the most documents about the Baha&#8217;is relationships. Which documents are exciting in Russia?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Russia has the most documents about the Baha&#8217;is relationships. Which documents are exciting in Russia?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?p=17855&#038;lang=en\/#_%E2%80%93_Has_Abbas_Effendi_suggested_the_disciples_to_enter_people_to_the_ministry_of_foreign_affairs\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Has Abbas Effendi suggested the disciples to enter people to the ministry of foreign affairs?\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Has Abbas Effendi suggested the disciples to enter people to the ministry of foreign affairs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_The_following_text_is_an_interviews_with_Siamak_Zand\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following text is an interviews with Siamak Zand:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Please_introduce_yourself_and_speak_about_your_family_relationship_with_Bahaism\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8211; Please introduce yourself and speak about your family relationship with Bahaism? <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I am Siyamak Zand. I was born in Tehran city in 1320 S.H. My mother was Mirza Mahmoud Kashi\u2019s granddaughter. Mirza Mahmoud was of a few people who was accompanied by Hussein Ali Nouri from Iran to Acre and was with him to the end of his lifetime. He was Hussein Ali\u2019s trusted person and he was buried in Acre where Bahaullah was buried.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is necessary to be explained that during this course, he was also accompanied by a young man called Reza Qannad Hoveyda&#8217;s grandfather. Of course, his surname was not Qannad. Qannad was a title which had given to him. Then, they selected the name Hoveyda. Mirza Mahmoud Kashi and Mirza Reza Qannad were husbands of two sisters; that is my mother was Mr. Amir Abbas Hoveyda&#8217;s (the prime minister) maternal aunt&#8217;s granddaughter. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_How_had_they_been_influential_on_the_Pahlavi_court\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; How had they been influential on the Pahlavi court? <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Through Mr. Qannad and his offspring and grandchildren-and then even his cousin (his paternal uncle\u2019s daughter), Rouh Angiz Hoveyda \u2013 was working in Farah Pahlavi\u2019s special office headed by Fadh Allah Nabil (Baha\u2019i) as assistant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_the_influence_on_the_Pahlavi_count_and_the_county\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>&#8211; Explain about the influence on the Pahlavi count and the county? <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Rera Qannad&#8217;s son, Habibullah entitled Ein-Al-Molk enters into the ministry of foreign affairs\u2019 cadres during Qajar dynasty. He is appointed as the ambassador of Iran in Damascus for a while. Next, he become the Iranian ambassador in the Saudi Arabi. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habibullah Einul Molk Known as Habib Allah Hoveyda had two offspring. One of them was Amir Abbas Hoveyda who has been the prime minister of Iran for 13 years and his brother Fereydoun Hoveyda who had educated in Europe and Beirut. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Due to Fereydoun\u2019s familiarity with various languages and educations, he got busy working in the ministry of foreign affairs when he comes back to Iran and when his father is the ambassador. Then, he is transferred to oil company as the member of the board of directors of ail company for years. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Amir Abbas Hoveyda wasn&#8217;t Baha\u2019i, but he is from a Baha\u2019i family. His father was a famous Baha\u2019i.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17856\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1\u06f7\u06f8\u06f0\u06f9\u06f9\u06f6\u06f8.jpg\" alt=\"The extent and the method of Bahaism influence on Pahlavi government according to \u201cSiamak Zand\u201d\" width=\"186\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1\u06f7\u06f8\u06f0\u06f9\u06f9\u06f6\u06f8.jpg 288w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1\u06f7\u06f8\u06f0\u06f9\u06f9\u06f6\u06f8-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><strong>Amir Abbas Hoveyda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also, my mother whose father and grandfather were Baha\u2019is. My maternal grandfather was known as Taraz Allah Kalantari. Kalantari surname was due to her ancestor in my mother side; because he was the magistrate of Kashan city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is worthy to be noted that Mr. Amir Abbas Hoveyda and his brother Ferydoun Hovyda were the representatives of Iran in the United Nations for long years.<\/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=\"_%E2%80%93_Is_it_explicitly_possible_to_name_Haveyda_as_a_bigoted_Bahai\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Is it explicitly possible to name Haveyda as a bigoted Baha\u2019i? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>According to me, Amir Abbas Hoveyda himself was not Baha\u2019i and he was atheist. However, he was from a Baha\u2019i family, but due to his family attachments and his appurtenances towards his family, he naturally opened the ways for the Baha\u2019is presence to enter into the government. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even, there were several Baha\u2019is in his cabinet. They formally announced or didn&#8217;t announce to be Baha\u2019is. They dissimulated although they were saying they didn&#8217;t dissimulate, Bahaullah himself and Abdul Baba were dissimulating and Abdul Baha was the leader of the group prayer in Acre cathedral. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To explain the matter better, it is better to pay attention to the important role of lieutenant general Abdul Karim Ayadi. Mr. Hoveyda himself didn&#8217;t elect all ministers. Most of them were elected by the Shah and his close friends like Abdul Karim Ayadi. All Baha&#8217;is who had been elected as ministers in various cabinets had been elected by lieutenant general Abdul Karin Ayadi who was of the highest leaders of the Baha\u2019is of Iran. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ayadi was the special physician of the Shah. He usually elected the Baha\u2019i people such as Mr. Mansour Rowhani who has been the minister of water, electricity, agriculture and natural resources for 14 years and he was a Baha\u2019i.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The minister of intelligent service was particularly elected among the ministers who were Baha\u2019is. Various prime ministers except for Mr. Haveyda and other ministers who were Baha\u2019is didn&#8217;t announce to be Baha\u2019is. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, the agent who elected the Baha\u2019is in high-ranking positions in Iran was Abdul Karim Ayadi who not only elected the Baha\u2019is in sensitive and high-ranking positions, but also introduced people economically and commercially and made them progressed. A famous businessman called Hajabr Yazdani was one of those who was improved by Abdul Karim Ayadi. It shows that the issue is not limited to several Baha\u2019i ministers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17857\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/33093.jpg\" alt=\"The extent and the method of Bahaism influence on Pahlavi government according to \u201cSiamak Zand\u201d\" width=\"177\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/33093.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/33093-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/33093-688x1024.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><strong>Hajabr Yazdani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One of the other people who had a very important job was the chairman of national aviation of Iran at that time. He was &#8221; Khademi&#8221; who was really strict and was a Baha\u2019i general in the army. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_Mr_Qannad_who_had_ran_a_confectionary_in_Aderneh_to_help_Bahaullah_and_the_organization_via_its_profits\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Explain about Mr. Qannad who had ran a confectionary in Aderneh to help Bahaullah and the organization via its profits?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Not only Qanad, but also Mahmoud Kashi had special skill in baking. After the Ottoman government exiled Hussein Ali Nouri and his companion from Iraq to Aderneh, a limited pension was assigned for the heads of this group, but they had little money to earn a living.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They had to manage their family and organization. So, Mirza Mahmoud Kashi an Qannad established a confectionary in Aderneh city and they earned a living and assigned a part of its income for Hussein Ali and his offspring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Explain_about_the_Bahais_in_the_court\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Explain about the Baha&#8217;is in the court?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; In some trips to interior provinces of Iran, I traveled as the supervisor of correspondences. Some provided women from inside and outside the Iranian country to satisfy the Shah. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Do_you_have_any_memoir_about_Abdul_Karim_Ayadi\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Do you have any memoir about Abdul Karim Ayadi?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; No, I haven&#8217;t had any speech or contact with him. However; due to my job, I sometimes take some correspondences to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nowshahr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noshahr<\/a>. The Shah was going to Noshahr in summer for holiday. Some people like Amir Houshang Dawalloo and Abdul Karim Ayadi were always present.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17858\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u0646\u0631\u0645\u062a.jpg\" alt=\"The extent and the method of Bahaism influence on Pahlavi government according to \u201cSiamak Zand\u201d\" width=\"275\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u0646\u0631\u0645\u062a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u0646\u0631\u0645\u062a-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u0646\u0631\u0645\u062a-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u0646\u0631\u0645\u062a-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/bahaismiran.com\/?s=Ayadi\"><strong>Abdul Karim Ayadi<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They were accompanied by the Shat even in special trips inside the country and sometimes in winter holidays in Switzerland. They had even bought a villa in Switzerland.<\/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=\"_%E2%80%93_The_Bahais_say_We_were_under_pressure_during_Pahlavi_government_what_do_you_think\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; The Baha&#8217;is say: We were under pressure during Pahlavi government. what do you think?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Let me give an example. Consider Farrokhroo Parsa. She was the minister of education for a while. Her tendency towards Bahaism is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>famous. She had two famous assistants. One of them was my intimate friend called Amir Hussein Nakhaee and another assistant was Kazem Vadiee. Amir Hussein Nakhaee wasn&#8217;t Baha\u2019i, but Kazem Vadiee was of the known Baha&#8217;is of that period of time. You can go and search. It has been mentioned in various places. The education ministry was one of the important ones of Iran and electing a Baha\u2019i for assistance post in this ministry is based on private motives. I concluded so. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You know, there were other people who were merited for this post, but she elected a Baha\u2019i. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Khademi who was the head of national aviation had employed many Baha\u2019is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_The_note_which_was_interesting_for_us_and_the_mere_narrator_of_it_is_you_that_you_have_heard_from_your_mother_that_Abdul_Baha_was_spying_in_Acre_and_Haifa_port_and_at_that_period_of_time_of_war_he_was_signaling_the_ships_This_is_considered_as_a_definite_document_whose_narrator_of_it_is_you_Do_you_want_to_note\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; The note which was interesting for us and the mere narrator of it is you that you have heard from your mother that Abdul Baha was spying in Acre and Haifa port and at that period of time of war he was signaling the ships. This is considered as a definite document whose narrator of it is you. Do you want to note?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; My mother narrated this story for me. My mother has been born in 1903 or 1904 A.D. World War I starts in 1914 A.D. and ends in 1918 A.D.; that is, my mother has been 10 or 15 years of age.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_When_has_this_memoir_happened\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>&#8211; When has this memoir happened?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0After the onset of World War I, Abbas Effendi left Acre for a while. The guardian of Ottoman, Jamal Pasha searched him to arrest due to his espionage. He sought asylum to Darouzi tribes living in the south of Lebanon. They are special Muslims, too. Its documents exist in the archive of the ministry of foreign affairs of the last government of Ottoman and the King Abdul Hamid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Russia_has_the_most_documents_about_the_Bahais_relationships_Which_documents_are_exciting_in_Russia\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; Russia has the most documents about the Baha&#8217;is relationships. Which documents are exciting in Russia?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Habib Allah, Amir Abbas Haveyda&#8217;s father said Abbas Effendi has pointed out to enter our disciples in the ministry of foreign affairs in order for such people to enter into the diplomacy If Iran. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%93_Has_Abbas_Effendi_suggested_the_disciples_to_enter_people_to_the_ministry_of_foreign_affairs\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211; Has Abbas Effendi suggested the disciples to enter people to the ministry of foreign affairs?<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Mr. Habibullah Einul Molk, Amir Abbas Hoveyda&#8217;s father enters into the personnel of the ministry I foreign affairs. There is a place in which it is written that Abbas Effendi had advised his agents. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At that time, my mother narrated that the leaders prevented the Baha&#8217;is and disciples offspring to go to Europe and other places to educate at higher education level. This has been one of the policies of this creed. Just their own offspring could go to foreign universities or Acre to study. Now, how was it possible for Habibullah Einul Molk to be able to travel to Europe to educate in European universities? This was an interesting story narrated by my mother.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/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;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following text is an interviews with Siamak Zand: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Please introduce yourself and speak about your family relationship with Bahaism? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; I am Siyamak Zand. I was born in Tehran city in 1320 S.H. My mother was Mirza Mahmoud Kashi\u2019s granddaughter. 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