On Sunday 29th January 2023, the Iranian community came together to raise the national flag of Iran for the first time in 44 years. This event took place at the Iranian Society of Queensland located in Milton. Amongst the crowd was Beny Bolt from QPASTT and Councillor Peter Matic from Paddington.
The Lion and Sun emblem, deriving its origins from ancient symbology shared by various Iranian people for the last three millennia, has continually been flown for 400 years on standards of all states that governed Iran following its long-
awaited reunification as a sovereign state during the Safavid period.
Throughout the ups and downs of these centuries, the Lion and Sun flag of Iran has symbolized the manifestation of the
collective will of a nation involving its people from the four corners of the land, with all their diversities, in their epic
struggle against adversities to progress towards a modern state with remarkable achievements while safeguarding their
collective national identity.
Between 1905 to 1911, Persian Constitutional Revolution heralded reforms that turned Iran into a modern state that
curtailed absolute monarchy, established modern institutions including a parliament, and availed new forms of expression.
Under the same banner, revolutionaries hailing from major Iranian cities, tribes, and ethnicities heroically stood against
the despotic and corrupt Qajar Shah and the Russian Cossack forces that propped him up, often to the bitter end.
Snap-shots of some of our members and distinguished guests who attended the ceremony on 29/01/2023
From right: Beny Bolt (QPASTT), Councillor Peter Matic
Our honourable guests receiving a token of appreciation from Hesam Daroui (President of ISQLD)
Members of the Iranian Society of Queensland showing their respect to the National Flag