Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi

Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi (Ferdows, South Khorasan, Iran; 1947[1]) is a celebrated Persian writer, literary critic, editor and translator and distinguished professor of literature at Ferdowsi University of Mashad. He is currently the head of Center of Excellence in Researches about Ferdowsi and Khorasan literature.

Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi graduated from Tehran University in 1981[1] with a doctorate degree in Persian literature. He is known for his works on Shahnama and Iranian epic literature.

He has written, edited and translated more than 20 books. He lives in Mashhad.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dr. Yahaghi' Brief Biography in Iranology Foundation, University of London
  2. ↑ webpage of the Center of Excellence in Researches about Ferdowsi and Khorasan literature


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