Simin Behbahani
(1927-2014)
Iranian poet
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Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani (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."
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20 July 1927 Tehran, Iran
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19 August 2014 (aged 87) Tehran, Iran
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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