Emamzadeh Taher () is a famous cemetery in Karaj, Iran.
Notable burials Many prominent figures of Iranian literature, art, and culture are interred here, including: Gholam-Hossein Banan (1911–1986) – singer Hassan-Ali Daftari (fa) (1910–1988) – musician Amir-Nasser Eftetah (de) (1935–1988) – musician Abdolali Vaziri (fa) (1907–1989) – singer Ezzat Rouhbakhsh (1908–1989) – singer Morteza Hannaneh (1923–1989) – composer Hossein Qavami (fa) (1909–1990) – singer Pouran (1934–1990) – singer Manochehr Sheybani (fa) (1924–1991) – poet Princess Hamdam al-Saltaneh Pahlavi (1903–1992) – daughter of Reza Shah Taghi Zohouri (1913–1992) – actor Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992) – musician Hassan Kamkar (fa) (1923–1992) – musician Habibollah Badiee (1933–1992) – musician Ali-Asghar Zand Vakili (fa) (1941–1992) – musician Ahmad Ebadi (1906–1993) – musician Hassan Golnaraqi (fa) (1921–1993) – musician Shapour Niakan (fa) (1935–1993) – musician Parviz Narenjiha (fa) (1939–1993) – voice actor Ali-Asghar Bahari (1905–1995) – musician Kazem Rajavi (fa) (1912–1996) – poet Ghazaleh Alizadeh (1949–1996) – poet Shahin Hannaneh (fa) (1943–1997) – poet Maziar (1952–1997) – singer Gholamhossein Bigdeli (1919–1998) – writer Mohammad Mokhtari (1942–1998) – writer Mohammad-Jafar Pouyandeh (1954–1998) – writer Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) – poet Houshang Golshiri (1938–2000) – writer Jafar Badiei (fa) (1915–2001) – journalist Safar Ghahremani (1921–2002) – political activist Ahmad Mahmoud (1931–2002) – writer Delkash (1925–2004) – singer Shapour Jafroudi (fa) (1928–2004) – folklore singer Aladin Pazargadi (fa) (1913–2004) – translator Nematollah Aghasi (1939–2005) – popular singer Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani (M. Azad) (1933–2006) – poet Masoud Bakhtiari (1940–2006) – folklore singer Iraj Soleimani (1946–2009) – football player Babak Masoumi (1972–2011) – futsal player and coach Jalal Zolfonun (1938–2012) – musician Yahya Mafi (fa) (1923–2013) – writer Hamid-Reza Kamali (fa) (d. 2015) – racing driver Houshang Chalangi (fa) (1941–2021) – poet Nasser Taghvai (1941–2025) – film director
References
External links Photo gallery of the graves in Emamzadeh Taher Cemetery, Zahir od-Dowleh Cemetery Data Base, .