Mahnaz Afkhami's Early Life Mahnaz Afkhami’s Early Life Farah and Neda [(Left to right) Neda, Ferdows, Mahnaz, and Farah] Farah returned to Iran in 1979 when the Ayatollah Khomeini came to Family Portrait of the three Ebrahimi siblings (Left to Right) Farah, Mahnaz, Ferdows, and Hamid Portrait of Farah Ebrahimi Mahnaz Afkhami's sister, Farah, right before moving to the US Mahnaz and her Mother Mahnaz Afkhami (right) with her mother, Ferdows Naficy (left) Ebrahimis Family Home Mahnaz Afkhami's childhood home in Kerman, Iran. Mahnaz spent the first twelve years of her life here before moving to Majid and Ferdows at the beach Ferdows (left) and Majid (center) at the beach in 1940s Iran Ferdows Naficy at University Ferdows Naficy (center row, fifth from left) was one of three women in her class at the University of Majid Ebrahimi – Mahnaz Afkhami’s Father Mahnaz Afkhami's father, Majid Ebrahimis, circa 1935 Ferdows Naficy – Mahnaz Afkhami’s Mother Mahnaz Afkhami's mother - Ferdows Naficy, circa 1930
