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Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat Tabrizi (Persian:

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/ ‫( )ٮ‬January 2, 1906 – September 18, 1988),
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mainly known by his pen name, Shahriar (Persian:
‫ﺷﻬريﺎر‬ listen), was a notable Iranian Azerbaijani poet
who wrote in both Azerbaijani and Persian. His most
important work, Heydar Babaya Salam is considered to
be the pinnacle in Azerbaijani literature which gained
great popularity in the Turkic world and was translated
to more than 30 languages.[1]

Shahriyar

Shahriyar in his old years

Born 2 January 1906

Tabriz, Sublime State of
Persia

Died September 18, 1988

(aged 82)
Tehran, Iran

Burial place Maqbaratoshoara, Tabriz,

Iran

Nationality Iranian

Occupation Poet

Known for Azerbaijani poetry

Notable work Heydar Babaya Salam

Spouse Azizeh Abde-Khaleghi

(1947–1953)

Children Shahrzad
Hadi
Maryam

Contrary to many other figures of his time, Shahriar

barely involved himself with political problems and
ideologies. He was, however, known for his avid
nationalism; in his work, numerous metaphors
commending Persepolis, Zoroaster and Ferdowsi are
made.[2]

Biography …

Mohammad Hossein Shahriar was one of the first

Azerbaijanis of Iran to write a significant collection of
poetry in the Azerbaijani language. Born in 1906 in
Tabriz, he received his elementary education, including
the Divan of Hafez, under his father's supervision.
Shahriar’s first formal education was at the Motahari
(former Mansoor High School) Secondary School in
Tabriz. He subsequently studied at the Dar-ol-Fonoun
(former higher education school) in Tehran. Although
he studied medicine in college, he dropped out just
before getting his diploma and went to Khorasan,
where he found a job as a notary public and bank clerk.
He returned to Tehran in 1935 and started working in
the Agricultural Bank of Iran.

He also received an honorary Ph.D. degree from

University of Tabriz in Literature.

He initially published his poems under his given name,

Behjat, but later chose the name Shahriar. He published
his first book of poems in 1929. His poems are mainly
influenced by Hafez, a famous Persian poet, and
Khasta Qasim, an old Azerbaijani poet.

His most famous work in Azerbaijani is Heydar Babaya

Salam, published in 1954, which won immense
popularity and has been translated into more than 30
languages and numerous plays all over the world.

Works

Death

References

Further reading

External links

Last edited 1 month ago by Nedim Sancar

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