1957 in Iran

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Prime Minister: Hossein Ala', Manouchehr Eghbal

Events

• 2 July – The Alborz earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 strikes Mazandaran province, killing at least 1,500 people.
• 13 December – The 6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.

Births

• 26 March – Shirin Neshat.
• 16 June – Hamid Aboutalebi.