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As early as 550 BC, King Cyrus the Great and his Persian lawmakers were said to get drunk before deliberating important decisions and then debate them again the next day while sober. If they still agreed, the new law was passed. It spawned the Persian saying “Masti O Rasti,” meaning “drunkenness and truthfulness.”

Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) was a Shia cleric of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is said to have “brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution” that earned him a reputation as Iran’s “hanging judge”.

Marzieh (born Ashraf o-Sadat Mortezaie) (22 March 1924 – 13 October 2010), was a Persian traditional singer.

Dariush Eghbali better known by his stage name Dariush is an Iranian singer and actor.[2] He is also a social activist who has been promoting education, awareness and prevention with regards to social maladies.

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was prime minister for 13 years and is the longest serving prime minister in Iran’s history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur’s ...