1978 in Iran

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See also:	Other events of 1978 Years in Iran

Events from the year 1978 in Iran.

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ^[1]
• Prime Minister:
  • until August 27: Jamshid Amouzegar
  • August 27-November 6: Jafar Sharif-Emami
  • starting November 6: Gholam-Reza Azhari

Events

• 7 January – Iran and Red and Black Colonization
• 9 January – 1978 Qom protest
• 18 February – 1978 Tabriz protests
• 21 June – 1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown
• 8 September – Black Friday, massacre by Iranian army provoked 88 deaths.
• 16 September – The 7.4 M_w Tabas earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.

Births

• 23 July – Mehdi Kiani, footballer
• 23 July – Ruhollah Zam, activist and journalist (d. 2020)
• 6 May – Afshin, singer

See also

• Years in Iraq
• Years in Afghanistan

References

1. "Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved October 17, 2025.