Iran Furutan Muhajir was born in the year 1933 into one of the most distinguished Baha'i families of Iran. She married Dr Rahmatu'llah Muhajir in 1951. In 1954 she pioneered with her husband to Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, and attained the distinction Knight of Baha'u'llah.

As well as ably assisting her husband after his appointment as Hand of the Cause of God in 1957, she has been a member of several national and local spiritual assemblies, and has served on a number of Baha'i institutions, including a five-year period as managing director of the Baha'i Publishing Trust of India.

She has compiled several popular Baha'i books, including Mysteries of God, a portrait of 'Abdu'l-Baha, and Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian subcontinent. She created a correspondence course, which was used in several countries involved in mass teaching. She has travelled to 55 countries and continues to work on many important international Baha'i assignments. She holds a Master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University.