Died: Mobed Mehraban Khodamorad Firouzgary, 90, Iran’s seniormost priest, respected by the local as also the global Zoroastrian community for his extensive knowledge of rituals and customs, and his practical advice to coreligionists; on March 7, 2025 in Tehran.
A long-standing member of the board of directors of the Iran Anjuman e Mobedan (Council of Mobeds), at the age of 86, the Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran appointed him leader of a four-member Zoroastrian consulting body to assist Iranian law courts to resolve disputes pertaining to the personal laws of Zoroastrians. The senior priest had then urged,......