Hadi Khorsandi

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Hadi Khorsandi
Khorsandi in Amsterdam, 2010
Born	(1943-07-22) 22 July 1943 (age 78) Fariman, Iran
Occupation	Writer, poet, satirist
Children	2, including Shappi Khorsandi
Website	www.hadikhorsandi.com

Hadi Khorsandi (Persian: هادی خرسندی) is a contemporary Iranian poet and satirist. Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the Persian-language satirical journal Asghar Agha.

He is particularly renowned for his examination of Persian socio-political issues, particularly his open criticism of all forms of dictatorship and religious fundamentalism. He has lived in exile in London since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, following criticism of the new regime. 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.

He is the father of the British comedian Shappi Khorsandi and the British-based journalist Peyvand Khorsandi.

See also[]

• Iranian stand-up comedy

References[]

External links[]

• www.HadiKhorsandi.Com
• Strange Times, My Dear: The PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature
• Gozaar, Freedom House
• his poem
• Hadi Khorsandi, Persian Stand-Up Comedy, Amsterdam, Dec. 2010 (Video: Persian Dutch Network) on YouTube

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