Fraydun Manocherian
| Fraydun Manocherian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 (age 85–86) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Real estate developer and author |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Ann Robbins |
| Children | Kimberly Manocherian Strelov John Manocherian Jed Manocherian Greg Manocherian Cara Manocherian Hamlin |
| Family | Bernice Manocherian (sister-in-law) |
Fraydun "Fred" Manocherian (born 1932) is an American real estate developer, author, and founder of the National Road Safety Foundation and the New York Health & Racquet Club chain.
Manocherian was born in 1932 to a Persian Jewish family, the son of Touba (née Lalezari) and Yahya Manocherian. He has one sister, Touran Manocherian Waghoubzadeh; and three brothers: Amir, Eskander, and Manouchehr. He and his brothers founded Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities, which focused on the redevelopment of Upper East Side tenement blocks. In 1973, Manocherian, a fitness enthusiast, founded the New York Health & Racquet Club chain which eventually became the largest fitness chain in New York City. He also founded the New York Stress & Research Center.
In 1955, he became an advocate for federal funding of public education in traffic safety after two of his high school friends were killed by a drunk driver. In 1962, he founded the National Road Safety Foundation. In 1970, he wrote Flesh, Metal & Glass, a book about auto safety which included his Manocherian Chart. He and attorney Leonard J. Robbins founded The Manocherian-Robbins Foundation tasked with reducing the death rate on the nation's roadways through public-service advertising and legislative lobbying.
In 2011, he wrote the fiction novel, My Father's Will: A Novel.
Manocherian has received several awards due to his advocacy of automotive safety including the “Man of the Year” award from the New York Council for Civic Affairs, the “Man of the Year” award from the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from St. John's University, a Master of Arts degree from the International University of Communications in Washington, D.C., the 1997 Distinguished Service to Safety Award from the National Safety Council and the 2005 Public Service Award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In 1959, he married Jennifer Ann Robbins, daughter of cookbook author Ann Roe Robbins. They had five children: Kim (born 1960), John (born 1962), Jed (born 1966), Greg (born 1967) and Cara (born 1974).
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