Farajollah Salahshoor

{{Short description|Iranian film director (1952–2016)}}

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| name = Farajollah Salahshoor

| image = Farajollah Salahshoor.jpg

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| native_name = فرج‌الله سلحشور

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|11|03}}

| birth_place = Qazvin, Iran

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|02|27|1952|11|03}}

| death_place = Tehran, Iran

| nationality = Iranian

| native_name_lang = Fa

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| years_active = 1982–2016

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| notable_works = Prophet Joseph

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Farajollah Salahshoor ({{langx|fa|فرج‌الله سلحشور}}‎; 3 November 1952 – 27 February 2016) was an Iranian film director. He directed several popular religious films and TV series including Prophet Joseph and The Men of Angelos (about Seven Sleepers).[http://en.trend.az/news/society/religion/1669665.html Tred News Agency Jul 30, 2010] He had a conservative view and believed in Islamic cinema.Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat, '[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9000885/Iran-cracks-down-on-film-industry.html Iran cracks down on film industry]', in The Daily Telegraph, January 8, 2012 He died of lung cancer on 27 February 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://jadide.ir/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA/ |title=فرج‌الله سلحشور درگذشت |access-date=2016-02-27 |archive-date=2017-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104084335/http://jadide.ir/%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87-%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b4%d9%88%d8%b1-%d8%af%d8%b1%da%af%d8%b0%d8%b4%d8%aa/ |url-status=dead }}

Salahshoor's work was primarily focused on the Islamic tradition and the Quran. He died before completing his next film or TV series about prophet Mosa and the series remained unpublished.{{cite web | title='Prophet Joseph' TV Series Showing in Bangladesh | website=Financial Tribune | date=2016-12-30 | url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/56474/prophet-joseph-tv-series-showing-in-bangladesh | access-date=2022-03-29}}{{cite web | last=Club | first=Young Journalists | title=Filmmaker says to make series on Moses if budget provided | website=Young Journalists Club | date=2014-07-26 | url=https://www.yjc.news/en/news/4718 | access-date=2022-03-29}}