1955 in Iran

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Prime Minister: Fazlollah Zahedi, Hossein Ala'

Establishments

• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
• Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Births

• 18 May – Farhad Moshiri, businessman.
• 29 September – Ali Shamkhani, naval officer and politician.
• 1 December – Azar Nafisi, writer and academic.
• 14 December - Ali Abolhassani, historian.