List of Persian poets and authors

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The list is not comprehensive but is continuously being expanded and includes writers and poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Caucus, Pakistan and India. This list is alphabetized by chronological order. Some names that lived during the turn of a century appear twice.

Contents 1 Before The Islamic Invasion 2 From the Islamic Invasion to the 8th century 3 9th century 4 10th century 5 11th century 6 12th century 7 13th century 8 14th century 9 15th century 10 16th century 11 17th century 12 18th century 13 19th century 14 20th century and beyond 14.1 Prose 14.2 Poetry 15 References 16 See also

[edit] Before The Islamic Invasion

• Zarathustra (زرتشت), Iranian prophet and author of the Avestan Gathas (probably 1200 BC)
• Mani (مانی), Persian religious leader and founder of Manichaeism (approximately 210-276 A.D.)
• An Shihkao, a Parthian translator.

Most of the ancient Persian literature was lost during the Islamic conquest of Persia.

[edit] From the Islamic Invasion to the 8th century

Morteza Motahhari lists the name of dozens of Iranians who contributed to Arabic, Persian, or Pahlavi literature during the Umayyid occupation period of Iran.[1] Although not particularly famous for Persian literature, nevertheless some of the more notable names are:

• Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa (ابن مقفع)
• Bukhari (بخاری)
• Sibawayh (سیبویه)
• Dinawari (دینوری)
• Baladhuri (بلاذری)
• Naubakht (نوبخت)

[edit] 9th century

• Rudaki (رودکی)
• Mansur Al-Hallaj (منصور حلاج)
• Ibn Khafif (ابن خفیف)

[edit] 10th century

• Ferdowsi (فردوسی), poet (925-1020)
• Abusaeid Abolkheir (ابوسعید ابوالخیر)
• Rudaki (رودکی)
• Abu Mansur Daqiqi (ابومنصور دقیقی)
• Mansur Al-Hallaj (منصور حلاج)
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi (ابوالفضل بیهقی), historian
• Unsuri (عنصری)
• Rabi'a Balkhi (رابعه بلخی)
• Asjadi (عسجدی)
• Farrukhi Sistani (فرخی سیستانی)
• Kisai Marvazi (کسائی مروزی)
• Abu Shakur Balkhi (ابوشکور بلخی)
• Ayyuqi (عیوقی)

[edit] 11th century

• Asad Gorgani
• Asjadi
• Ferdowsi, poet (925-1020)
• Omar Khayyám, poet (1048-1131)
• Hujviri d1073
• Abusaeid Abolkheir
• Sanai Ghaznavi
• Abdul Qadir Jilani
• Manuchihri
• Sanaayi
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi, historian
• Naser Khosrow, traveller, writer and poet
• Farrokhi sistani(فرخی سيستانی) , poet
• Baba Tahir Oryan
• Rabi'ah Quzdari
• Abu-al-faraj Runi
• The author of Qabus nama
• Nizam al-Mulk, author of Siyasatnama
• Mu'izzi
• Azraqi
• Masud Sa'd Salman
• Uthman Mukhtari
• Qatran Tabrizi
• Mughatil ibn Bakri
• Asadi Tusi
• Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi
• Imam Muhammad Ghazali

[edit] 12th century

• Adib Sabirادیب صابر
• Am'aqعمعق بخارائی
• Anvariانوری ابیوردی
• Attar, poet (about 1130-about 1230)فریدالدین عطار نیشاپوری
• Omar Khayyám, poet (1048-1131)عمر خیام
• Nezami, poet (about 1140-about 1120)نظامی
• Saadi, poet (1184-1283/1291?)سعدی
• Sheikh Ruzbehan
• Abdul Qadir Jilani
• Khaqani Shirvaniخاقانی شروانی
• Sanaayi
• Muhammad Aufi
• Falaki Shirvani
• Hassan Ghaznavi, poet
• Sanai Ghaznavi, poet
• Mu'izzi
• Uthman Mukhtari
• Mahsati, poetess مهستی
• Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Umari Vatvat
• Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi

[edit] 13th century

• Attar, poet (about 1130-about 1230)
• Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, poet (1207-1273)
• Saadi, poet (1184-1283/1291?)
• Rashid al-Din, (1247-1318)
• Amir Khosravi Dehlavi
• Shams e Tabrizi
• Sheikh Ruzbehan
• Zahed Gilani
• Khwaju Kermani
• Mahmud Shabistari
• Najmeddin Razi
• Muhammad Aufi
• Qazi Beiza'i
• Auhadi of Maragheh
• Auhaduddin Kermani
• Ghiyathu'd-Din
• Ibn-i-Yamin
• Ata al-Mulk Juvayni

[edit] 14th century

• Hafez, poet (born about 1310-1325)
• Rashid al-Din, (1247-1318)
• Khosravi Dehlavi,(from India)
• Shams e Tabrizi
• Khwaju Kermani
• Mahmud Shabistari
• Obeid Zakani
• Meulana Shahin Shirazi
• Junayd Shirazi
• Kamaal-al-din Esfehaani
• Jamaal-al-din Esfehaani
• Auhadi of Maragheh
• Ghiyathu'd-Din

[edit] 15th century

• Jami, poet (1414-1492)
• Mir Ali Shir Nava'i, poet (1441-1501)

[edit] 16th century

• Abdol-Qader Bidel Dehlavi (1642–1720)
• Vahshi Bafghi

[edit] 17th century

• Abul Ma'āni Abdul Qader Bedil (1642–1720)
• Zeb-un-Nissa Makhfi (1637 - 1702)

[edit] 18th century

• Hazin Lahiji (حزین لاهیجی)
• Hatef Esfehani, poet (هاتف اصفهانی)
• Ahmad Shah Abdali (c.1723-1773)

[edit] 19th century

• Adib-ol-mamalek-e Farahani
• Muhammad Iqbal, from Pakistan
• Mohammad-Taghi Bahar
• Iraj Mirza
• Farrokhi Yazdi
• Mirzadeh Eshghi
• Aref Qazvini
• Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist and journalist
• Hassan Roshdieh
• Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat, poet and historian
• Ebrahim Poordavood, ancient languages, Avesta
• Táhirih Qorrat Al-'Ayn, Bahá'í poet, philosopher and theologian

[edit] 20th century and beyond

[edit] Prose

• Ali Mohammad Afghani, writer (علی محمد افغانی)
• Ahmad-Reza Ahmadi, poet احمد رضا احمدی()
• Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, poet (مهدی اخوان ثالث)
• Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (جلال آل احمد)
• Iraj vameghi (ایرج وامقی)
• Ahmad Allahyari, poet , also Journalist (احمد اللهیاری)
• Bozorg Alavi , writer (بزرگ علوی) [2]
• Bozorgmehr Vaziri, poet , journalist,scholar, Christian evangelist (بزرگمهروزیری)
• Reza Amirkhani (رضا امیرخانی)
• Zhaleh Amouzegar (ژاله آموزگار)
• Nader Angha, Sufi master, scholar, poet, and writer (نادر عنقا)
• Sadegh Angha, Sufi master, scholar, poet, and writer (صادق عنقا)
• Mohammad-Taghi Bahar, poet(محمد تقی بهار)
• Sayed Elan Bahar (سید اعلان بهار) from Afghanistan
• Reza Baraheni, critic (رضا براهنی)
• Simin Behbahani, poet(سیمین بهبهانی)
• Massoud Behnoud (مسعود بهنود), journalist [3]
• Samad Behrangi, writer (صمد بهرنگی)
• Sadegh Choubak, writer (صادق چوبک)
• Hamid Dabashi, scholar and cultural critic
• Simin Daneshvar (سیمین دانشور)
• Najaf Daryabandari, translator and writer (نجف دريابندری)
• Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist(علی اکبر دهخدا)
• Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (محمود دولت آبادی)
• Hushang Ebtehaj, poet(هوشنگ ابتهاج)
• Hassan Emdad, author, historian, teacher (حسن عماد)

[4]

• Emad Khorasani, poet (عماد خراسانی)
• Parvin E'tesami, poet (پروین اعتصامی)
• Farrokhi yazdi, poet (فرخی یزدی)
• Forough Farrokhzad, poet (فروغ فرخزاد)
• Houshang Golshiri (هوشنگ گلشیری)
• Shahrnush Parsipur, Novelist (شهرنوش پارسی‌پور)
• Muniru Ravanipur,Story writer
• Soleiman Haim, dictionary (سلیمان حییم)
• Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat, poet and historian (رضا قلی‌خان هدایت)
• Sadegh Hedayat (صادق هدایت)
• Mohammad Hejazi, novelist and playwright
• Muhammad Iqbal, poet (محمد اقبال)
• Alireza Jafarzadeh, author (عليرضا جعفرزاده)
• Iraj Mirza, poet (ایرج میرزا)
• Mohsen Jamal (محسن جمال)
• Farzaneh Aghaeipour (فرزانه آقایی‌پور)
• Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, writer (محمد علی جمالزاده)
• Taraneh Javanbakht, poet, writer (ترانه جوانبخت)
• Mohsen Kadivar (محسن کدیور), theologian [5]
• Mohammad Reza Shafii Kadkani, poet
• Ahmad Kasravi (احمد کسروی)
• Ustad Khalilullah Khalili, poet from Afghanistan
• Ustad Abdul Haq Betāb, poet from Afghanistan
• Esmail Khoi, poet (اسماعیل خویی)
• Mahmud Kianush, poet (محمود کیانوش)
• Abolghasem Lahouti, communist poet (ابوالقاسم لاهوتی)
• Rosie Malek-Yonan, novelist and playwright
• Monica Malek-Yonan, playwright
• Zabihollah Mansoori, translator (ذبیح الله منصوری)
• Houshang Moradi Kermani (هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی)
• Behzad Pakrooh (بهزاد پاکروح)
• Iraj Rahmani, novelist (ايرج رحمانی)
• Mirzadeh Eshghi (میرزاده عشقی)
• Mohammad Mokhtari(محمد مختاری)
• Gholamhossein Mosahab, encyclopedist (غلامحسین مصاحب)
• Fereydoun Moshiri, poet (فريدون مشيری)
• Morteza Motahhari, theologian (مرتضی مطهری)
• Ebrahim Nabavi, satirist (ابراهیم نبوی)
• Nader Naderpour, poet (نادر نادرپور)
• Azar Nafisi, teacher and writer (آذر نفیسی)
• Ahmad Zabeti (احمد ضابطی)
• Said Nafisi, Scholar, poet and writer
• Khosrow Naghed (خسرو ناقد), writer, translator [6]
• Majid M. Naini, writer, translator, speaker [7]
• Ehsan Naraghi, Scholar, sociologist and writer
• Saadat Noury, poet & journalist (ﻯﺮ ﻮﻧ ﺖ ﺩ ﺎﻌﺴ)
• Nima Yushij, poet (نیما یوشیج)
• Parwin Pazwak, poet (پروین پژواک) from Afghanistan
• Iraj Pezeshkzad, novelist (ایرج پزشکزاد)
• Pezhman Bakhtiari , poet (پژمان بختیاری)
• Yar-Ali Pour-Moghaddam, writer and playwright
• Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh (محمد جعفر پوینده)
• Nosrat Rahmani, poet نصرت رحمانی()
• Rahi Mo'ayeri, poet (رهی معیری)
• Yasmina Reza (یاسمینا رضا)
• Hasan Husseini
• Hassan Roshdieh (حسن رشدیه)
• Aref Qazvini (عارف قزوینی)
• Bahraam Saadeqi (بهرام صادقی)
• Kioumars Saberi Foumani (کیومرث صابری فومنی)
• Gholam Hossein Saedi, writer
• Leila Sarahat Roschani, from Afghanistan
• Marjane Satrapi, graphic novelist
• Sohrab Sepehri (سهراب سپهری)
• Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, poet (محمد حسين شهريار)
• Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو), poet [8]
• Dariush Shayegan (داریوش شایگان)
• Ali Shariati, sociologist and theologian (علی شریعتی)
• Mahdi Shojaii (مهدی شجاعی)
• Abdolkarim Soroush, philosopher [9]
• Goli Taraghghi, novelist (گلی ترقی)
• Hengameh Mofid, scriptwriter (هنگامه مفيد)
• Fereidoon Tavallali, poet (فریدون توللی)
• Kalimollah Tavahhodi , Kanimal , writer
• Gul M. Zhowandai, from Afghanistan

[edit] Poetry

• heshmatolla Riazi
• Gholamreza Rouhani (غلامرضا روحانی)
• Ahmad Allahyari (احمد اللهياری)
• Nader Angha (نادر عنقا)
• Sadegh Angha (صادق عنقا)
• Manouchehr Atashi (منوچهر آتشی)
• Hushang Ebtehaj (H. A. Sayeh) (هوشنگ ابتهاج)
• Forough Farrokhzad (فروغ فرخزاد)
• Siavash Kasraie (سیاوش کسرایی)
• Fereydoun Moshiri (فریدون مشیری)
• Nader Naderpour (نادر نادرپور)
• Nosrat Rahmani (نصرت رحمانی)
• Heydar Yaghma (حیدر یغما)
• Hossein Monzavi (حسین منزوی)
• Sohrab Sepehri (سهراب سپهری)
• Bozorgmehr Vaziri(بزرگمهر وزیری)
• Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadkani (محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی)
• Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو)
• Nima Yushij (نیما یوشیج)
• Mirzade Eshghi (میرزاده عشقی)
• Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub(عبدالحسین زرین کوب)
• Behzad Pakrooh (بهزاد پاکروح)
• Manouchehr Saadat Noury (منوچهر سعادت نوری)
• Shams Langeroodi (شمس لنگرودی)
• Yadollah Royaee (یدالله رویایی)
• Ahmadreza Ahmadi (احمدرضا احمدی)
• Naanaam (نانام)
• Granaz Mousavi (گراناز موسوی)
• Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (مهدی اخوان ثالث)
• Meher Baba (مهربابا)
• Mirza-Agha Asgari (Mani) (میرزاآقا عسگری - مانی)
• Bijan Taraghi (بیژن ترقی)
• Hamid Mosadegh(حمید مصدق)

[edit] References

• Morteza Motahhari, Khadamāt-i mutaqābil-i Islām va Īrān, c 1350s Vol 14, p583-590 OCLC 34476860
• E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
• Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ISBN 9027701431 OCLC 460598 LCC PK6097.R913 ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
• ʻAbd al-Ḥusayn Zarrīnʹkūb (1379 (2000)). Dū qarn-i sukūt : sarguz̲asht-i ḥavādis̲ va awz̤āʻ-i tārīkhī dar dū qarn-i avval-i Islām (Two Centuries of Silence). Tihrān: Sukhan. OCLC 46632917, ISBN 964-5983-33-6. 

[edit] See also

• List of Persian language poets
• Authors from Iran
• Category:Iranian poets
• Persian literature
• Persian language
• List of Iranian writers