Ladan and Laleh Bijani
Ladan and Laleh Bijani | |
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| لادن و لاله بیژنی | |
Ladan (left) and Laleh (right) Bijani in a press conference in June 2003, about one month before their deaths | |
| Born | 17 January 1974 |
| Died | 8 July 2003 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Surgical complications |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Known for | Conjoined twins |
| Parent(s) | Dadollah Bijani Maryam Safari |
Ladan and Laleh Bijani (Persian: لادن و لاله بیژنی; 17 January 1974 – 8 July 2003) were Iranian conjoined twin sisters. They were joined at the head and died soon after their complicated surgical separation. Coincidentally, the twins were born a century to the day after the deaths of Chang and Eng Bunker, also conjoined twins, famously known as the "original" Siamese twins.