This Day in History 07 May (Mehrdad Avesta)

On this day in 1991, the contemporary Iranian poet, author, and researcher, Mehrdad Avesta, passed away at the age of 62 years. He was an authority on the classical Persian poet Shaikh Sadi’s famous works “Bostaan” and “Golestan”, in addition to Arabic grammar. He lectured on Iranian and global arts and literature at several colleges in Tehran. He started political activities during the repressive rule of the Pahlavi regime, through his poems. He has written beautiful poems on the Islamic Revolution and in admiration of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini (may his soul rest in peace). He researched and published the works of prominent classical Persian poets, such as Hafez, Sa’di, Mowlavi, Khaqani, Sanaei, and Salman Saavoji.