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Literary Scholar Riahi Dies | ||||||||||
Mohammad Amin Riahi |
Tehran, May 17, 2009: Iranian literary scholar and historian Mohammad Amin Riahi died Friday of complications related to old age at a hospital in Tehran. He was 86. |
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According to IRNA, Riahi was born in 1923 in Khoy, West Azarbaijan province. Riahi got a PhD in Persian literature from Tehran University, and was familiar with French, Arabic and Pahlavi. The researcher was a member of Iran+s Academy of Persian Language and Literature as well the Dehkhoda Lexicography Institute. For years, he was the president of Iran+s Shahnameh Foundation. “Khoy History” and “The Basis of Knowledge About Ferdowsi” are among his books. Riahi+s funeral will be held today. A commemoration for the scholar will also be held in Khoy on Thursday. |
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