1968 in Iran

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Prime Minister: Amir-Abbas Hoveida

  Events

• 31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X. Fifteen-thousand people were killed.
• 1 September – The second in the sequence, the 6.4 Ferdows earthquake, destroyed many villages, including Ferdows. Nine-hundred people were killed.

  Births

• 2 June – Navid Negahban.

  Deaths

• 7 January – Gholamreza Takhti.