Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi is an outstanding master of Persian literature

Persian literature

Persian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...

 and a renowned Iranist.

Kazzazi is known for his works on Shahnama. M.J. Kazzazi is a professor of literature at Tehran University and Allameh Tabatabaii University

Allameh Tabatabaii University

Allameh Tabatabai University , is a public university in Tehran, Iran, under the supervision of the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology...

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Kazzazi was selected as one of the Iran's memorable figures, (چهره‌ی ماندگار), for his contribution to Persian culture and literature.

External links

• Official website 71st anniversary of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, BBC
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