1978 in Iran

Events from the year 1978 in Iran.

Incumbents

 * Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
 * Prime Minister:
 * until August 27: Jamshid Amouzegar
 * August 27-November 6: Jafar Sharif-Emami
 * starting November 6: Gholam-Reza Azhari

Events

 * 7 January – Iran and Red and Black Colonization
 * 9 January – 1978 Qom protest
 * 18 February – 1978 Tabriz protests
 * 21 June – 1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown
 * 8 September – Black Friday, massacre by Iranian army provoked 88 deaths.
 * 16 September – The 7.4 Tabas earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.

Births

 * 23 July – Mehdi Kiani, footballer.
 * 23 July – Ruhollah Zam, activist and journalist (d. 2020)
 * 6 May – Afshin, singer.