Dr. Farhang Mehr served as Iran's governor in OPEC, Chancellor of Pahlavi University in Shiraz, and revolutionized Iran's oil and insurance industries. The former Deputy Prime Minister of Iran and the only Zoroastrian to achieve such a high political rank in that country, Dr. Mehr was forced to flee to the United States during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela; since 1965, its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... Geography Shirāz (شیراز in Persian) is a city in southwest Iran [Persia] with 1,050,000 inhabitants (1996 census). ... Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ...

Now professor emeritus of International Relations at Boston University, Dr. Mehr lives with his family in Massachusetts. He continues to serve and support Zoroastrian community worldwide. His biography, "Triumph Over Discrimination," was written in 2000 by Lylah M. Alphonse. Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...