1968 in Iran

Events from the year 1968 in Iran.

← 1967 1966 1965 1968 in Iran → 1969 1970 1971
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1968 Years in Iran

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Prime Minister: Amir-Abbas Hoveida

Events

• 31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 M_w  Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Fifteen-thousand people were killed.
• 1 September – The second in the sequence, the 6.4 M_w  Ferdows earthquake, destroyed many villages, including Ferdows. Nine-hundred people were killed.

Births

• 2 June – Navid Negahban.

Full date unknown

• Shiva Mahbobi, political activist

Deaths

• 7 January – Gholamreza Takhti.
• 4 April – Muhammad Taha al-Huwayzi.

See also

• Years in Iraq
• Years in Afghanistan