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Chinichian Enterprises  ·  Fifth Generation

Radin Chinichian

Business  ·  Real Estate  ·  Music  ·  YouTube

Five generations of trust, craft, and quiet ambition —
now at home on the California coast.

از رشت تا کالیفرنیا · پنج نسل اعتماد

Begin a Conversation The Family Story
The Route · ۱۸۶۱ — ۲۰۲۶

Eight cities. One ledger.

Scroll — and watch a hundred and sixty-five years draw themselves across the map, from the bazaar of Rasht to the Pacific.

The Principal

A modern practice,
an old-world standard.

Portrait of Radin Chinichian
Radin Chinichian Moghadam · REALTOR®

Radin Chinichian Moghadam is a businessman of the coast and the fifth-generation steward of Chinichian Enterprises — the family house of commerce founded in Rasht in 1861, carried today by Radin and his brother Shahin. His ventures span real estate in Orange County — where he practices as a licensed REALTOR® (CA DRE #02324580) serving Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna, and Dana Point — alongside recorded music and media.

Fluent in English and Farsi, Radin brings a client-first philosophy shaped less by the conventions of modern sales than by the older traditions of his family: that a merchant's name is his collateral, that clear words prevent misunderstandings, and that a relationship outlasts any single transaction. Buyers, sellers, and investors alike receive the same measure of discretion, diligence, and candor.

"In my family, a handshake has carried weight for one hundred and sixty years. I intend to keep it that way."

Every client is represented personally — not passed to a team, not handled by an assistant. That means fewer clients at a time, and far more attention on each one: the market research done properly, the negotiation handled directly, and the calls returned by the person whose name is on the license.

The House
Chinichian Enterprises
Radin & Shahin Chinichian
Languages
English & Farsi
انگلیسی و فارسی
Ventures
Real Estate · Music
YouTube
License
CA DRE
#02324580
+
Years of Family Trade
th
Generation
langs
English & Farsi
02324580
CA DRE License
Heritage · Rasht, Gilan, Iran

The House of Chinichian

Long before California, there was the bazaar of Rasht — the great market city of Gilan province on Iran's Caspian shore. There, for nearly two centuries, the Chinichian family (چینی‌چیان) built one of northern Iran's most respected merchant houses, trading fine crystal, Gilan silk, timber, and metals along the routes that ran from Khuzestan in the south to the ports of the Caspian and onward to Russia, Europe, and Central Asia.

At the center of that story stands Radin's great-grandfather: Haj Mohammad Jafar Chinichian Moghaddam (1896–1975), the celebrated merchant, industrialist, and philanthropist of Gilan, known across the Caspian trade as "Qoli Of" (قلی اُف) — a Russified honorific earned through his constant commerce with Russia.

The Caravanserai of Rasht by Night  ·  Original Illustration  ·  For the House of Chinichian
The trading house of Rasht  ·  سرای چینی‌چیان  ·  standing since the 1920s
He gave a vast portion of his personal fortune to the people and to those in need — and sat on the board of the Chamber of Commerce until the end of his life. — From the public record of Mohammad Jafar Chinichian, Persian Wikipedia  ·  Behind: the port of Bandar Anzali at dusk
c. 1861The Founding

A dynasty of trade begins

The Chinichian line enters commerce in Gilan. Mohammad Jafar's grandfather and his father, Mehdi Qoli, trade in precious crystal glassware, Gilan silk, and the prized chochuncheh silk cloth, with commercial relationships stretching from Khuzestan to the Caspian.

1896A Merchant Is Born

Haj Mohammad Jafar Chinichian Moghaddam

Born into the family trade, he follows in his father's footsteps — then surpasses him. During the World War, with Allied forces present in the region, he seizes the moment and extends the family's commerce to Europe and Russia, earning the name by which the Caspian would know him: Qoli Of.

1900sAlliance & Estate

Marriage into the Jafroudi landholding family

He marries the daughter of Hadi Jafroudi, landowner of the Caspian coast — the villages of Jafrud, Golshan, and Shijan, lands that today form part of the Anzali Free Trade Zone, Iran's gateway port on the Caspian Sea.

1920sThe Caravanserai

Saray-e Chinichian rises in the Rasht Bazaar

He builds the Chinichian Caravanserai (سرای چینی‌چیان) — the trading house that becomes the headquarters of the family enterprise. A century later, it still bears the family name in the old bazaar of Rasht, its vaulted eastern and western corridors counted among the city's architectural treasures. The family's historic mansions in Rasht remain registered in the Chinichian name, and the city's Mikael Crossroads honors his brother, Haj Mikael Chinichian.

1945–75The Golden Decades

Three decades commanding the northern trade

After the Second World War, for nearly thirty years, he directs Iran's principal import and export of fine crystal, timber, aluminum, and iron through the northern frontier — the ports of Bandar Anzali and Astara — trading with the Soviet Union, Europe, and Iran's neighbors across Central Asia. He resides in the Chinichian Mansion on Rasht's Municipality Square, the civic heart of the city.

LegacyPhilanthropy

Wealth returned to the people

In his later years, alongside his son Abolghasem Chinichian, he devotes himself to public works — endowing a great share of his personal fortune to the needy of Gilan. His endowments included the Chinichian Mosque, the Chinichian School, the great caravanserai, and the full cost of building Iran's first center for the disabled; the Chinichian Mansion stands today in the care of the antiquities museum. He serves on the executive board of the Chamber of Commerce until the end of his life in 1975. His name endures in Rasht's mansions, mosque, bazaar, and memory.

TodayThe Fifth Generation

From the Caspian to the Pacific

Radin Chinichian carries the family's mercantile inheritance to another coastline — trading not in silk and crystal, but in the finest homes of Orange County, California. The standard remains the one set in Rasht: integrity first, generosity always, and a name worth more than any contract.

The Full Family Tree · شجره‌نامه

Rasht · Bandar Anzali · Maragheh · Masal · Tehran · Villa Park

Ventures · Real Estate

Representation for buyers,
sellers & investors.

Corona del Mar, California  ·  Where the family ledger continues

For Buyers

Patient counsel and decisive negotiation across Orange County's coastal markets — from first viewing to final keys. Clear communication at every step, in plain English or fluent Farsi.

برای خریداران

For Sellers

Discreet, considered marketing — professional presentation, precise pricing, and a strategy built for your property in particular. Your home shown properly, to the right audience, by someone accountable to you alone.

برای فروشندگان

For Investors

A merchant's eye for value, inherited and trained. Acquisition and disposition strategy for clients building California portfolios with a long view — the only view this family has ever taken.

برای سرمایه‌گذاران

"Professionalism, clear communication, and a client-first approach — these are not slogans. They are the terms of the family ledger."

After Hours

The composer's study.

A gentleman of the old school keeps a private pursuit. Radin's is music: minimal, nostalgic compositions that set the verse of the great Persian poets — Saadi among them — against modern Persian house and reggae forms.

His recordings, released under his own name, carry the same sensibility as everything else bearing it: restraint, heritage, and feeling.

Listen · سارِبان Sareban
رادین و دوستان — Radin & Friends show artwork: two armchairs under stage lights
The Show · YouTube

رادین و دوستان  —  Radin & Friends

A short conversation show. Radin sits down with his friends and talks about today — their generation, and what is going on in their lives. New episodes on YouTube.

Watch on YouTube
The Public Record

Written elsewhere.

A house this old leaves records. The great-grandfather's biography stands on Persian Wikipedia; the caravanserai he built is a registered National Monument of Iran (No. 3368); the sanatorium he helped found honors him on its own website, and a commemorative stamp and bust were unveiled in his name. The story continues in today's public record — from the academy to Orange County.

The Historical Record

محمدجعفر چینی‌چیان «قلی اُف»Persian Wikipedia کاروانسرای چینی‌چیان — اثر ملی ۳۳۶۸Persian Wikipedia آسایشگاه معلولین و سالمندان رشتOfficial Site · زنده‌یاد چینی‌چیان تاریخچه آسایشگاه — از مؤسسانamsrasht.ir مسجد چینی‌چیان، رشتBalad Maps بازار تاریخی رشت و سراهاPersian Wikipedia

The Family Today

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Radin Online

Radin Chinichian — 44 TracksSoundCloud رادین و دوستان — Radin & FriendsYouTube @Radin_ChmInstagram @radin_chinichianTikTok
Correspondence

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Whether you are buying your first coastal home, entrusting the sale of a family property, or building a portfolio — you will find a careful listener and a straight answer.

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