Simin Behbahani
Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani (née Siminbar Khalili; Persian: سیمین بهبهانی; 20 July 1927 – 19 August 2014) was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist and activist. She is known for her poems in a ghazal-style of poetic form. She was an icon of modern Persian poetry, Iranian intelligentsia and literati who affectionately refer to her as the lioness of Iran. She was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in literature, and "received many literary accolades around the world."
Simin Behbahani سیمین بهبهانی | |
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Simin Behbahani in 2007 | |
| Born | Siminbar Khalili 20 July 1927 |
| Died | 19 August 2014 (aged 87) Tehran, Iran |
| Burial place | Behesht-e Zahra |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Other names | Simin Bihbahani, Simin Khalili |
| Education | University of Tehran |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, lyricist, writer |
| Spouses | Hassan Behbahani
(m. 1946; div. 1970)Manouchehr Koshyar
(m. 1971; died 1984) |
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