Hadi Khorsandi (
Persian
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: هادی خرسندی) 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
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since the 1979
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
.
Career
Khorsandi first wrote for ''
Tawfiq'' when he was a high school student in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
. 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 editors
Iranian atheists
21st-century Iranian poets
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