Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian (Persian: عبدالعلی میرزا فرمانفرمائیان; 6 January 1935 – 2 February 1973) was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar nobleman Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and his wife Batoul Khanoum.
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Early life
Farmaian was born on 6 January 1935. He studied at Oxford University in England, earning a degree in business.
Career
Upon returning to Iran, he became involved in several industrial projects, including the co-founding (with his brother Cyrus) of the Naft-e Pars Pars Oil Company, which became Iran's largest private petrochemical factory.
He also co-founded the Chamber of Industries.
Death
Farmaian died in an avalanche while skiing at the Dizin Resort near Tehran on 2 February 1973, leaving his daughter Mariam and his two sons Salman and Abu-Ali.