Simin Behbahani
Iranian poet and lyricist
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Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani 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... Wikipedia
Born: July 20, 1927, Tehran, Iran
Died: August 19, 2014 (age 87 years), Tehran, Iran
Books: A cup of sin
Spouse: Manouchehr Koshyar (m. 1971–2002) and Hassan Behbahani (m. 1946–1970)
Children: Ali Behbahani
Parents: Abbas Khalili and Fakhr-e Ozma Arghun