title: 1971 in Iran
text: # 1971 in Iran
  
  Events from the year 1971 in Iran.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  * Prime Minister: Amir-Abbas Hoveida
  
  ## Events
  
  * 2 February: Ramsar Convention
  * 8 February: Siahkal incident
  * 9 July: 1971 Iranian legislative election
  * 12–16 October: 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire
  * 30 November: Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs conflict
  
  ## Births
  
  * 12 June – Arman Alizad, tailor, columnist and TV personality
  * 28 July – Mansour
  * 10 November – Niki Karimi
  * Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  