Mehraban Farhumand

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Mehraban Farhumand (born January 30, 1934 in Persia ; † April 5, 2017 in Rheinbach ) was a German entrepreneur with Iranian roots. He was considered one of the most famous oriental carpet dealers in the Bonn region and had contacts up to high politics. He also wrote a highly regarded non-fiction book on the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1985 .

Life

Mehraban Farhumand came to Germany in 1953 to study agricultural sciences at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . He was then supposed to co-administer the family's lands in his home country of Iran. After graduating as an engineer, he first worked in the Chamber of Agriculture . In 1965 he married his wife Marianne and settled in Germany. Since several college and work colleagues asked him about the oriental carpets, which were coveted at the time, he started a carpet trade and opened a shop in Bonn. After 17 years he moved to Rheinbach because of the better air, where his business, which is now run by his son Cyrus, is still located after a change of location in 2011.

Farhumand's business was very successful and over the years he has welcomed several politicians as guests. Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Hannelore “Loki” Schmidt were among his customers . In 1985 he wrote the non-fiction book The Deceived Revolution in Iran - A Chronology of Events about the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The book also made him known outside the region. With the book he appeared among others with Werner Höfer in the talk group Der Internationale Frühschoppen .

In addition, Farhumand was involved in the business and social life of the region. In 1987 Farhumand opened a bookstore with special literature on art and culture that lasted five years. He was also a co-founder of the Rheinbach autumn fair . A bet with Jürgen Möllemann became known how many spectators he could lure into the Rheinbach amusement park with a parachute jump . He lost the bet and had to buy 1,100 liters of free beer for it. But VfL Rheinbach also received a friendly match against FC Schalke 04 in the home stadium.

Farhumand died on April 5, 2017 at the age of 83.

literature

  • The deceived revolution in Iran. A chronology of what happened . Bonn: Self-published 1986.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Gerda Saxler-Schmidt: Mehraban Farhumand: Oriental carpet dealer is 80 years old today. General-Anzeiger , January 29, 2014, accessed April 11, 2017 .
  2. ↑ mourning for Mehraban Farhumand: Rheinbacher entrepreneur and author died at 83 years . In: General-Anzeiger . April 8, 2017, p. 26 .
personal data
SURNAME Farhumand, Mehraban
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur with Iranian roots
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Persia
DATE OF DEATH 5th April 2017
Place of death Rheinbach