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Hadi Khorsandi (
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: هادی خرسندی, born 22 July 1943) is an Iranian poet and satirist. Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the Persian-language satirical journal '' Asghar Agha''. He is known for his examination of Persian socio-political issues and for openly criticizing the Iranian regime. He has lived in exile in London since the 1979
Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...
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Career

Khorsandi first wrote for '' Tawfiq'' when he was a high school student in Tehran. He was the subject of death threats during the 1980s. Hadi Khorsandi's latest book is ''Tafrih al-Masaael''. His other books are ''Sheraaneh'' and ''Yaad Daasht-haaye Mashkouke Alam'' and ''Aayeh-haaye Iraani''.


Personal life

Khorsandi is the father of comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and journalist Peyvand Khorsandi.


See also

* Iranian stand-up comedy


References


External links

*
www.HadiKhorsandi.Com


* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090129120636/http://iranpressnews.com/javan/2008/02/2618.htm His poem 1943 births Living people Iranian emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century Iranian poets Iranian satirists Iranian stand-up comedians Iranian democracy activists Iranian magazine editors Iranian atheists 21st-century Iranian poets {{iran-poet-stub