title: 1957 in Iran
text: # 1957 in Iran
  
  Events from the year 1957 in Iran.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  * Prime Minister: Hossein Ala' (until April 3), Manouchehr Eghbal (starting April 3)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 2 July – The Sangchal earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 strikes Mazandaran province, killing at least 1,100 people.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 26 March – Shirin Neshat.
  * 16 June – Hamid Aboutalebi.
  