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The Lady Renwick, née Homayoun Mazandi
A Persian philanthropist and community leader, Homayoun was born in Tehran, Iran. In June 1979 she married Harry Andrew Renwick, 2nd Baron Renwick. Homayoun established the Friends of Persian Art and Culture at Cambridge University in 1992. It was the first cultural group of Iranian exiles formed in the United Kingdom,conceived to save the cultural heritage and history of Iran and to build a social and culturally active community. She has several books concerning Persia dedicated to her including Safavid Persia, a Pembroke College, Cambridge collection of papers edited by Professor Charles Melville. Homayoun was the London Chairman of the Committee for the Special Olympics.
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