Mehrdad Pahlbod
| Mehrdad Pahlbod | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ezatollah Minbashian 16 March 1917 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran |
| Died | 9 August 2018 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Shahbaz Shahyar Shahrzad |
| Father | Nasrollah Minbashian |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 7 March 1964 – 27 August 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Mansur Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Firooz Bahram High School University of Lausanne |
Mehrdad Pahlbod (Persian: مهرداد پهلبد; 16 March 1917 – 9 August 2018), born as Ezatollah Minbashian (Persian: عزتالله مینباشیان), was an Iranian politician who served as the first culture minister of Iran from 1964 until 1978.