Amir Kabir Publishers (Persian: انتشارات امیرکبیر; Entišarat-e Amir Kabir; also romanized as Amir-Kabir or Amar-i Kabir) is a publishing house based in Tehran, Iran. It was founded on November 19, 1949, by Abdorrahim "Taghi" Jafari. It is named after Mirza Taghi Khan Amirkabir (better known as Amir Kabir) (1807–1852), who was chief minister during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and is sometimes referred to as the Amirkabir Publication Institute. Source: Wikipedia (en)