A Meeting of Some Persian Poets: (L to R) Morteza Keyvan, Ahmad Shamlou, Nima Yooshij, Siavash Kasraie, and Hushang Ebtehaj.]]The list is not comprehensive but is continuously being expanded and includes writers and poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and India. This list is alphabetized by chronological order. Some names that lived during the turn of a century appear twice. Ahmad shamlou Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو in Persian; December 12, 1925 — July 24, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. ... Nima Tammam (Persian) (November 12, 1897 - January 6, 1959) shortly called Nima), born Ali Esfandiari (Persian: علی اسفندیاری), was a contemporary Persian poet who started the she’r-e no (new poem) also known as she’r-e nimaai (nimaai poem) trend in Iran. ... Siavosh Kasrai (1927 , Isfahan - 1997 , Vienna) Kasrai graduated from Tehran University, Faculty of Law. ... Hushang Ebtehaj (هوشنگ ابتهاج), with the pen name of Sayeh (ه‍. ا. ...

Before The Islamic Invasion

• Zarathustra (زرتشت), Iranian prophet and author of the Avestan Gathas (probably 1200 BC)
• Mani (مانی), Persian religious leader and founder of Manichaeism (approximately 210-276 A.D.)
• An Shihkao, a Parthian translator.

Most of the ancient Persian literature was lost during the Islamic conquest of Persia. Zarathustra can refer to one of two people: Zarathustra, also spelled Zarathushtra or Zoroaster, was an ancient Iranian prophet, founder of the Zoroastrian religion. ... The Gathas are the most sacred of the texts of the Zoroastrian faith, and are traditionally believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) himself. ... Mani (in Persian مانی) was born of Iranian (Parthian) parantage in Babylon, Mesopotamia which was a part of Persian Empire about 210-276 CE. He was a religious preacher and the founder of Manichaeism, an ancient Persian gnostic religion that was once prolific but is now extinct. ... Manichean priests, writing at their desk, with panel inscription in Sogdian. ... An Shihkao was a translator of Buddhist texts into Chinese, and a Parthian of royal lineage. ... The Islamic conquest of Iran (637-651 CE) destroyed the Sassanid Empire and led to the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Iran. ...

From the Islamic Invasion to the 8th century

Morteza Motahhari lists the name of dozens of Iranians who contributed to Arabic, Persian, or Pahlavi literature during the Umayyid occupation period of Iran.[1] Although not particularly famous for Persian literature, nevertheless some of the more notable names are: Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری; February 3, 1920 – May 1, 1979) was an Iranian scholar, cleric, professor, and politician. ... The Umayyad Dynasty (Arabic الأمويون / بنو أمية umawiyy; in Turkish, Emevi) was the first dynasty of caliphs of the Prophet Muhammad who were not closely related to Muhammad himself, though they were of the same Meccan tribe, the Quraish. ...

• Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa (ابن مقفع)
• Bukhari (بخاری)
• Sibawayh (سیبویه)
• Dinawari (دینوری)
• Baladhuri (بلاذری)
• Naubakht (نوبخت)

Abdullah Ibn Dhadawayh, also known as Ibn al-Muqaffa (d. ... Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardiziyeh al-Bukhari محمد بن اسماعيل بن ابراهيم بن المغيرة بن بردزبه البخاري), was the author of a collection of traditions, compiled in Sahih Bukhari. ... Sibawayh (سيبويه Sîbawayh in Arabic, سیبویه Sibuyeh in Persian) was a linguist of Persian origin born ca. ... Abu-Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud Dinawari or Al-Dinawari (828 - 889) was a Kurdish Iranian botanist, historian, geographer, astronomer and mathematician [1]. He was born in Dinawar, (north-east of Kermanshah in present-day western Iran). ... Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri was an Arabian historian, a Persian by birth, though his sympathies seem to have been strongly with the Arabs, for Masudi refers to one of his works in. ... Nobakht Ahvazi (also spelled Naubakht in many a literature) and his sons were Astronomers from Ahvaz in Persia. ...

9th century

• Rudaki (رودکی)
• Mansur Al-Hallaj (منصور حلاج)
• Ibn Khafif (ابن خفیف)

Rudaki depicted as a blind poet, here on this Iranian stamp. ... Mansur e Hallaj or Mansur Al-Hallaj(Persian: ) (c. ... The tomb of Ibn Khafif is in the old traditional quarters of Shiraz. ...

10th century

• Ferdowsi (فردوسی), poet (925-1020)
• Abusaeid Abolkheir (ابوسعید ابوالخیر)
• Rudaki (رودکی)
• Abu Mansur Daqiqi (ابومنصور دقیقی)
• Mansur Al-Hallaj (منصور حلاج)
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi (ابوالفضل بیهقی), historian
• Unsuri (عنصری)
• Rabi'ah Quzdari (ربیعه قزداری)
• Asjadi (عسجدی)
• Farrukhi Sistani (فرخی سیستانی)
• Kisai Marvazi (کسائی مروزی)
• Abu Shakur Balkhi (ابوشکور بلخی)
• Ayyuqi (عیوقی)

Ferdowsi Tousi (فردوسی طوسی in Persian) (more commonly transliterated Firdausi, Ferdosi or Ferdusi) (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. ... Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of Pannonia and Dalmatia, is crowned King of Croatia at Duvno field. ... Events Hospice built in Jerusalem by Knights Hospitaller City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye founded Third Italian campaign of Henry II of Germany Canute the Great codifies the laws of England Births Harold II of England (approximate) Empress Agnes of Poitou, regent of the Holy Roman Empire (d. ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr(966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ... Rudaki depicted as a blind poet, here on this Iranian stamp. ... Abu Mansur Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Daqiqi, sometimes known as simply Daqiqi (935-980) was an early Persian poet. ... Mansur e Hallaj or Mansur Al-Hallaj(Persian: ) (c. ... Abolfazl Beyhaghi (995-1077; Abd ul-Fazl Mohammad Ibn Hossein Beyhaği) was an Iranian historian and author. ... Abul Qasim Hasan Unsuri (d. ... Rābiah Zaynul Arab bint Kabi Quzdari Balkhi, sometimes written Ghozdari, (in Persian: رابعه قزداري; ca. ... Abu Nazar Abdul Aziz ibn Mansur Asjadi was a 10-11th century royal poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Abul Hasan Ali ibn Julugh Farrukhi Sistani was a 10-11th century royal poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Abul Hasan Abu Ishaq Kisai Marvazi was a 10th century poet of Persia. ... Abu Shakur Balkhi (b. ... Ayyuqi was a 10th century poet of Persia. ...

11th century

• Asad Gorgani
• Asjadi
• Ferdowsi, poet (925-1020)
• Omar Khayyám, poet (1048-1131)
• Hujviri d1073
• Abusaeid Abolkheir
• Sanai Ghaznavi
• Abdul Qadir Jilani
• Manuchihri
• Nasreddin
• Sanaayi
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi, historian
• Naser Khosrow, traveller, writer and poet
• Farrokhi sistani(فرخی سيستانی) , poet
• Baba Tahir Oryan
• Rabi'ah Quzdari
• Abu-al-faraj Runi
• The author of Qabus nama
• Nizam al-Mulk, author of Siyasatnama
• Mu'izzi
• Azraqi
• Masud Sa'd Salman
• Uthman Mukhtari
• Qatran Tabrizi
• Mughatil ibn Bakri
• Asadi Tusi
• Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi
• Imam Muhammad Ghazali

Fakhruddin Asad Gurgani was an 11th century poet of Persia. ... Abu Nazar Abdul Aziz ibn Mansur Asjadi was a 10-11th century royal poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Ferdowsi Tousi (فردوسی طوسی in Persian) (more commonly transliterated Firdausi, Ferdosi or Ferdusi) (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. ... Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of Pannonia and Dalmatia, is crowned King of Croatia at Duvno field. ... Events Hospice built in Jerusalem by Knights Hospitaller City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye founded Third Italian campaign of Henry II of Germany Canute the Great codifies the laws of England Births Harold II of England (approximate) Empress Agnes of Poitou, regent of the Holy Roman Empire (d. ... Tomb of Omar Khayyám, Nishapur, Iran. ... Events The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway. ... Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Syed Abul Hassan Bin Usman Bin Ali Al-Hajweri (Arabic: سید علی بن عثمان الہجوہری ) (sometimes spelled Hujwiri), also known as Shaikh Ali Hajweri, Data Ganj Bakhsh (Arabic: داتا گنج بخش ), or Data Sahib, was a scholar of Islam and a Sufi saint, and writer of the 11th century. ... Events Cardinal Hildebrand elevated to papacy as Pope Gregory VII, succeeding Pope Alexander II Emperor Shirakawa ascends the throne of Japan Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the Rif, an important work of Jewish law. ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr(966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sheikh Muhyiddeen Abdul Qadir Gilani , Abdul Qadir al-Gilani , Abdul Qadir el-Gilani or Moulay Abdelkader Jilali (in Maghreb countries (Arabic: عبد القادر الجيلانى ); (1077 – 1166 CE) was a mystic scholar and saint of Islam. ... Abu Najm Abu Ahmad ibn Qaus Manuchihri was a royal poet of the 11th century in Persia. ... Nasreddin (also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrudin) was a lower Muslim cleric who lived during the Middle Ages. ... Hakim Sanai (Abûl-Majd Majdûd b. ... Abolfazl Beyhaghi (995-1077; Abd ul-Fazl Mohammad Ibn Hossein Beyhaği) was an Iranian historian and author. ... ÉÀ ... Abul Hasan Ali ibn Julugh Farrukhi Sistani was a 10-11th century royal poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Baba Tahers Mausoleum Baba Tahir , also spelled as Baba Taher, (in Persian: باباطاهر) was a Persian poet who lived in the 11th century. ... Rābiah Zaynul Arab bint Kabi Quzdari Balkhi, sometimes written Ghozdari, (in Persian: رابعه قزداري; ca. ... Abul Faraj Runi was an 11th century poet of Persia. ... Seen here is the last page of a Qabus nameh manuscript located in the library of The Malik National Museum of Iran, dated 1349. ... Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Tusi Nizam al-Mulk (نظام الملك، ابو علي الحسن الطوسي in Arabic; 1018 - 14 October 1092) was a celebrated Persian vizier of the Seljuk Turks. ... Siyāsatnāma (Book of Kingship or Book of Politics), also known as Siyar al-muluk, is the most famous work by Nizam al-Mulk, the founder of Nizamiyyah schools in medieval Persia. ... Amir Abdollah Muhammad Muizzi (also written Muezzi) was an 11th and 12th century poet of Persia. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Masud-i Sad-i Salmān was an 11th century Persian poet of Ghaznavid empire. ... Uthman Mukhtari was an 11th and 12th century poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Abu Mansur Qatran Adudi ( 1009 - 1072) was a royal Persian poet. ... Mughatil ibn Atieh Bakri (مقاتل بن عطیه بکری) was a medieval authority of the Nizamiyyah in Baghdad, and son in law of Nizam al-Mulk. ... Asadi Tusi (born: Tus, Iranian province of Khorasan - died: 1072 Tabriz, Iran). ... Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Ali Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi was an 11-12th century poet of Persia. ... Al-Ghazali Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali (Arabic: ابو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالى for short: الغزالى ) (born 1058 in Tus, Khorasan province of Persia, modern day Iran, died 1111 in Tus) was a Muslim theologian, and philosopher, known as Algazel to the Western Medieval world, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, or al-Ghazzali as it...

12th century

• Adib Sabir
• Am'aq
• Anvari
• Attar, poet (about 1130-about 1230)
• Omar Khayyám, poet (1048-1131)
• Nezami, poet (about 1140-about 1120)
• Saadi, poet (1184-1283/1291?)
• Sheikh Ruzbehan
• Abdul Qadir Jilani
• Nasreddin
• Khaqani Shirvani
• Sanaayi
• Muhammad Aufi
• Falaki Shirvani
• Hassan Ghaznavi, poet
• Sanai Ghaznavi, poet
• Mu'izzi
• Uthman Mukhtari
• Mahsati, poetess
• Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Umari Vatvat
• Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi

Shihabuddin Sharaful-udaba Sabir known as Adib Sabir was a 12th century royal poet of Persia. ... Shihabuddin Amaq (d. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Farid ad-Din Attar (farÄ«du-d-dÄ«n aṭṭār ; ca. ... Tomb of Omar Khayyám, Nishapur, Iran. ... Events The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway. ... Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Nezami (1141–1209) Nezami Ganjavi (نظامی گنجوی in Persian, Nizami GÉ™ncÉ™vi in Azerbaijani)‎ (1141 – 1209), whose full name was Nizām ad-DÄ«n AbÅ« Muhammad Ilyās ibn-YusÅ«f ibn-ZakÄ« ibn-Muayyid, is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial... Tomb of Sadi, Shiraz, Iran. ... Abu Muhammad Sheikh Ruzbehan Baqli (1128-1209) was a poet, mystic, and sufi from Iran. ... Sheikh Muhyiddeen Abdul Qadir Gilani , Abdul Qadir al-Gilani , Abdul Qadir el-Gilani or Moulay Abdelkader Jilali (in Maghreb countries (Arabic: عبد القادر الجيلانى ); (1077 – 1166 CE) was a mystic scholar and saint of Islam. ... Nasreddin (also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrudin) was a lower Muslim cleric who lived during the Middle Ages. ... Afdhaluddin Badil Ibrahim ibn Ali Khaqani Shirvani (b. ... Hakim Sanai (Abûl-Majd Majdûd b. ... Sadiduddin Muhammad Aufi (سدید الدین محمد عوفی) (1171-1242) was a Persian historian, scientist, and author. ... Abu Nizam Muhammad Falaki Shirvani (1107–1157) was a Persian poet of the 12th century. ... Ashrafuddin Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Muhammad Husayni Ghaznavi known as Ashraf was a 12th century poet of Persia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Amir Abdollah Muhammad Muizzi (also written Muezzi) was an 11th and 12th century poet of Persia. ... Uthman Mukhtari was an 11th and 12th century poet of Ghaznavid Persia. ... Mahsati Ganjavi was a 12th century Persian-language poetess. ... Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Umari Vatvāt was a 12th century royal panegyrist and epistolographer of Persia. ... Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Ali Nizami Arudhi Samarqandi was an 11-12th century poet of Persia. ...

13th century

• Attar, poet (about 1130-about 1230)
• Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, poet (1207-1273)
• Saadi, poet (1184-1283/1291?)
• Rashid al-Din, (1247-1318)
• Amir Khosravi Dehlavi
• Shams e Tabrizi
• Sheikh Ruzbehan
• Zahed Gilani
• Khwaju Kermani
• Mahmud Shabistari
• Nasreddin
• Najmeddin Razi
• Muhammad Aufi
• Qazi Beiza'i
• Auhadi of Maragheh
• Auhaduddin Kermani
• Ghiyathu'd-Din
• Ibn-i-Yamin
• Ata al-Mulk Juvayni

Farid ad-Din Attar (farÄ«du-d-dÄ«n aṭṭār ; ca. ... Mawlana Rumi Mawlānā Jalāl ad-DÄ«n Muhammad RÅ«mÄ«[1] (Arabic:مولانا جلال الدين محمد رومي) ‎ (1207 – 1273 CE), also known as Muhammad BalkhÄ« (Persian: محمد بلخى) or Celâladin Mehmet Rumi (Turkish), was a Persian poet, jurist, theologian and teacher of Sufism. ... Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - King Henry III of England (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Tomb of Sadi, Shiraz, Iran. ... Rashid al-Din Tabib also Rashid ad-Din Fadhlullah Hamadani (1247 - 1318), was a Persian Doctor and writer and historian. ... Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ... Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro (1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi (in Persian اميرخسرو دهلوى), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ... Shams ud-Din Tabraiz in a copy circa 1503 of his disciple Rumi´s poem, the Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i Shams Tabraiz (or Shams Tabriz or Shams Tabrez or Shamas Tabraiz). ... Abu Muhammad Sheikh Ruzbehan Baqli (1128-1209) was a poet, mystic, and sufi from Iran. ... The mystic Taj Al-Din Ebrahim Al-Kordi Al-Sanjani* (1216 - 1301), titled Sheikh Zahed Gilani, was Grandmaster of the famed Zahediyeh Sufi Order at Lahijan. ... Khwaju Kermani (1280-1352) was a famous poet and Sufi mystic from Persia. ... Mahmud Shabistari is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets. ... Nasreddin (also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrudin) was a lower Muslim cleric who lived during the Middle Ages. ... Sheikh abdollah ibn Muhammad Najmeddin Razi was a 13th century famous Persian Sufi from Khwarezmia. ... Sadiduddin Muhammad Aufi (سدید الدین محمد عوفی) (1171-1242) was a Persian historian, scientist, and author. ... Qazi Naser al-Din Abdollah ibn Amr was a late 13th century judge and scholar of Persia. ... Auhaduddin Auhadi of Maragha (also written Ohadi) (1271–1338) was a Persian poet of Maragha, Azarbaijan. ... Shaikh Abu Hamid Auhadeddin Kermani was a thriteenth century Sufi and poet of Persia. ... Ghiyathud-Din bin(ibn, ben) Rashidud-Din Fad‘lullah (died 1336) was Ilkhanate politician, and was the son of the Jewish scientist and historian Rashid al-Din. ... Alaiddin Ata-ul-Mulk Juvayni (1226 - 1283) was a Persian historian who wrote the famous Tarikh-i-Jehan Ghusha (finished in 1259CE). ...

14th century

• Hafez, poet (born about 1310-1325)
• Rashid al-Din, (1247-1318)
• Khosravi Dehlavi,(from India)
• Shams e Tabrizi
• Khwaju Kermani
• Mahmud Shabistari
• Nasreddin
• Obeid Zakani
• Meulana Shahin Shirazi
• Junayd Shirazi
• Kamaal-al-din Esfehaani
• Jamaal-al-din Esfehaani
• Auhadi of Maragheh
• Ghiyathu'd-Din

Hafez, detail of an illumination in a Persian manuscript of the Divan of Hafez, 18th century. ... Events May 11 - In France, 64 members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake for heresy Abulfeda becomes governor of Hama. ... Events January 7:Alfonso IV becomes the King of Portugal. ... Rashid al-Din Tabib also Rashid ad-Din Fadhlullah Hamadani (1247 - 1318), was a Persian Doctor and writer and historian. ... Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ... Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro (1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi (in Persian اميرخسرو دهلوى), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ... Shams ud-Din Tabraiz in a copy circa 1503 of his disciple Rumi´s poem, the Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i Shams Tabraiz (or Shams Tabriz or Shams Tabrez or Shamas Tabraiz). ... Khwaju Kermani (1280-1352) was a famous poet and Sufi mystic from Persia. ... Mahmud Shabistari is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets. ... Nasreddin (also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin, Naseeruddin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin, Nasrudin) was a lower Muslim cleric who lived during the Middle Ages. ... Obeid Zakani was a famous 14th century poet of Persia noted for his satire and obscene verses. ... Meulana Shahin Shirazi was a Persian Jewish poet of 14th century Shiraz, Iran. ... Moin al-Din Junayd ibn Mahmud ibn Muhammad Baghnovi Shirazi was a Sufi mystic and poet of Persia from the 14th century. ... Auhaduddin Auhadi of Maragha (also written Ohadi) (1271–1338) was a Persian poet of Maragha, Azarbaijan. ... Ghiyathud-Din bin(ibn, ben) Rashidud-Din Fad‘lullah (died 1336) was Ilkhanate politician, and was the son of the Jewish scientist and historian Rashid al-Din. ...

15th century

• Jami, poet (1414-1492)
• Nizam ud-Din Ali Sher Heravi Nava'i, poet (1441-1501)

Youth seeking his fathers advice Miniature illustration to the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the story A Father Advises his Son About Love See Sufi outlook on male love Freer and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Persian youth playing chess with two suitors Illustration to the Haft... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nizām al-Din Ali Shīr Navāi (1441-1501) Nizām al-Din Ali Shīr (Heravi) (Persian: مير على شير نوائى - Mir Ali Shīr Nawāi), known by his pen-name Navāi (Persian: the weeper), * February 9th 1441 in Herat; † January 3rd 1501, was a Central Asian politician, mystic... This page is about the year 1441. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

16th century

17th century

• Abul Ma'āni Abdul Qader Bedil (1642–1720)
• Zeb-un-Nissa Makhfi (1637 - 1702)

Abul Maāni Mirzā Abdul-Qāder Bedil or Mawlānā Abul Maāni Abdul Qader Bedil (1642–1720) (Persian: مولانا ابوالمعانی عبدالقادر بیدل) was a famous poet and Sufi born in Azimabad (present day Patna, India); his family was of the Barlas tribe from Balkh (present day Afghanistan). ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Zeb-un-Nissa (Persian: زیب ا لنسا ء) (Zebunnisa, Zebunnissa, Zebunisa, Zaib-un-Nisa) (In Persian: Zaib meant beauty or ornament; Nissa means woman) (1637 - 1702) was the eldest daughter of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

18th century

• Hazin Lahiji (حزین لاهیجی)
• Hatef Esfehani, poet (هاتف اصفهانی)

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19th century

• Adib-ol-mamalek-e Farahani
• Muhammad Iqbal Lahoori,From Pakistan
• Mohammad-Taghi Bahar
• Iraj Mirza
• Farrokhi Yazdi
• Mirzadeh Eshghi
• Aref Qazvini
• Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist and journalist
• Hassan Roshdie
• Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat, poet and historian
• Ebrahim Poordavood, ancient languages, Avesta

Categories: Articles that need to be wikified | Stub | Essayists | Iranian journalists | Iranian historians | Iranian poets | Iranian Majlis Representatives | Iranian Ministers | 1887 births | 1951 deaths ... Iraj Mirza was also active in politics. ... Farrokhi Yazdi (1888 - October 18, 1939) was a poet of Iran. ... Mirzadeh Eshghi was an emotional political poet. ... Aref Qazvini (عارف قزوینی; in Persian; 1882 — January 21, 1934) was an Iranian poet, and , writer . ... Postage stamp comemmorating Dehkhodas Centennial Birthday. ... Haji Mirza Hassan Tabrizi (میرزا حسن تبریزی; July 5, 1851–December 10, 1944), famously known as Hassan Roshdiyyeh (حسن رشدیه), was a Persian cleric, teacher, politican, and journalist, introducing some methods of modern teaching methods in Iran, specially methods about teaching the alphabet, which are still used to some degree in primary schools of Iran. ... Rezā Qolikhān Hedāyat (also Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat), known as Lala bashi was a writer and educator of Persias royal family. ... Ebrahim Poordavood (February 9 1885 - November 17 1968)),(also written as pourdavoud , Poordavoud) was born in Rasht. ...

20th century and beyond

Prose

• Ali Mohammad Afghani, writer (علی محمد افغانی)
• Ahmad-Reza Ahmadi (احمد رضا احمدی)
• Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, poet (مهدی اخوان ثالث)
• Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (جلال آل احمد)
• Ahmad Allahyari, poet , also Journalist
• Bozorg Alavi (بزرگ علوی), writer [2]
• Bozorgmehr Vaziri,poet, journalist,scholar, Christian evangelist
• Reza Amirkhani (رضا امیرخانی)
• Zhaleh Amouzegar (ژاله آموزگار)
• Sadegh Angha, Sufi master, poet, scholar, and writer (صادق عنقا)
• Nader Angha, Sufi master, scholar, poet, and writer (نادر عنقا)
• Aref Qazvini (عارف قزوینی)
• Mohammad-Taghi Bahar (محمد تقی بهار)
• Sayed Elan Bahar, from Afghanistan
• Reza Baraheni, critic
• Simin Behbahani, poet
• Massoud Behnoud (مسعود بهنود), journalist [3]
• Samad Behrangi (صمد بهرنگی)
• Samad Behrangi, writer (صمد بهرنگی)
• Sadegh Choubak, writer (صادق چوبک)
• Hamid Dabashi, scholar and cultural critic
• Simin Daneshvar (سیمین دانشور)
• Najaf Daryabandari, translator and writer (نجف دريابندری)
• Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist
• Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (محمود دولت آبادی)
• Hushang Ebtehaj
• Emad Khorasani (عماد خراسانی)
• Parvin E'tesami, poet
• Farrokhi yazdi (فرخی یزدی)
• Forough Farrokhzad, poet (فروغ فرخزاد)
• Houshang Golshiri (هوشنگ گلشیری)
• Shahrnush Parsipur,Novelist.
• Muniru Ravanipur,Story writer
• Soleiman Haim, dictionary
• Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat, poet and historian
• Sadegh Hedayat (صادق هدایت)
• Mohammad Hejazi, novelist and playwright
• Muhammad Iqbal (محمد اقبال)
• Iraj Mirza (ایرج میرزا)
• Rohinton Mistry, writer
• Mohsen Jamal
• Farzaneh Aghaeipour
• Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, writer (محمد علی جمالزاده)
• Taraneh Javanbakht, poet, writer (ترانه جوانبخت)
• Mohsen Kadivar (محسن کدیور), theologian [4]
• Ahmad Kasravi (احمد کسروی)
• Ustad Khalilullah Khalili, poet from Afghanistan
• Ustad Abdul Haq Betāb, poet from Afghanistan
• Esmail Khoi (اسماعیل خویی)
• Mahmud Kianush (محمود کیانوش)
• Abolghasem Lahouti, communist poet (ابوالقاسم لاهوتی)
• Zabihollah Mansoori, translator (ذبیح الله منصوری)
• Houshang Moradi Kermani (هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی)
• Iraj Rahmani, novelist (ايرج رحمانی)
• Mirzadeh Eshghi
• Mohammad Mokhtari(محمد مختاری)
• Gholamhossein Mosahab, encyclopedist (غلامحسین مصاحب)
• Fereydoun Moshiri, poet (فريدون مشيری)
• Morteza Motahhari, theologian (مرتضی مطهری)
• Ebrahim Nabavi, satirist (ابراهیم نبوی)
• Nader Naderpour (نادر نادرپور)
• Azar Nafisi, teacher and writer (آذر نفیسی)
• Said Nafisi, Scholar, poet and writer
• Khosrow Naghed (خسرو ناقد), writer, translator [5]
• Majid M. Naini, writer, translator, speaker [6]
• Ehsan Naraghi, Scholar, sociologist and writer
• Nima Yushij, poet
• Parwin Pazwak, from Afghanistan
• Iraj Pezeshkzad
• Pezhman Bakhtiari , poet (پژمان بختیاری)
• Yar-Ali Pour-Moghaddam, writer and playwright
• Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh
• Nosrat Rahmani (نصرت رحمانی)
• Rahi Mo'ayeri
• Yasmina Reza
• Hasan Husseini
• Hassan Roshdie
• Saadat Noury, poet & journalist (ﻯﺮ ﻮﻧ ﺖ ﺩ ﺎﻌﺴ)
• Bahraam Saadeqi
• Kioumars Saberi Foumani
• Gholamhossein Sa'edi, writer
• Leila Sarahat Roschani, from Afghanistan
• Marjane Satrapi, graphic novelist
• Sohrab Sepehri (سهراب سپهری)
• Mohammad Reza Shafii Kadkani, poet
• Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, poet (محمد حسين شهريار)
• Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو), poet [7]
• Dariush Shayegan
• Ali Shariati, sociologist and theologian
• Mahdi Shojaii (مهدی شجاعی)
• Abdolkarim Soroush, philosopher [8]
• Goli Taraghghi
• Fereidoon Tavallali
• Gul M. Zhowandai, from Afghanistan
• Kalimollah Tavahhodi , Kanimal , writer

Ali Mohammad Afghani is an Iranian writer. ... Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (also -Saless) (مهدی اخ&#امید) was a prominent Persian poet. ... Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (جلال آل احمد)‎ (1923-1969) was an Iranian writer and social/political critic. ... Ahmad Allahyari ( احمد اللهياری ) Born in Tehran in 1945 (1324 khorshidi) •Poet •Journalist *.Kehyan Newspaper *.Ferdowsi Magazine •Political Activist before & after Islamic Revolution in 1979 This is his last poem in which he describes the result of his life and his social and political activities: Ùˆ ما اينک/ صليب سرنوشت شوممان بر دوش/ ردای قرمز بی تدبيرمان در بر/ بساک بافته از خارهای رنجمان برسر/ مسيحای دگر هستيم با افسانه ای ديگر/ احمد اللهياری/ The followings are also some pieces of... Bozorg Alavi (بزرگ علوی in Persian) (February 2, 1904–February 18, 1997) was an influential Iranian writer, novelist, and political intellectual. ... A Mechanical Engineer, who has published some the most famous recent persian novels, among them man-e-oo (me of him) was the most appreciated. ... Molana-al-Moazam Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha (صادق عنقا) the 41st Master of the Oveyssi Order Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha is the forty-first Sufi master of the Oveyssi school. ... The Present Sufi Master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi Order // Molana-al-Moazam Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha Pir Oveyssi (نادر عنقا) With the popularization of Sufism in the United States, it is possible to lose sight of the profound and vital tradition that this discipline embodies. ... Aref Qazvini (عارف قزوینی; in Persian; 1882 — January 21, 1934) was an Iranian poet, and , writer . ... Categories: Articles that need to be wikified | Stub | Essayists | Iranian journalists | Iranian historians | Iranian poets | Iranian Majlis Representatives | Iranian Ministers | 1887 births | 1951 deaths ... Reza Baraheni (born 1935) is an exiled Iranian novelist, poet and critic. ... Simin Behbahani (in Persian: سیمین بهبهانی; born in 1927, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian poetess. ... Massoud Behnoud Massoud Behnoud, (مسعود بهنود in Persian) a prominent Iranian journalist and writer, was born on July 27, 1947 in Tehran. ... Samad Behrangi (صمد بهرنگی) (July?, 1939 – 1967) was an Azeri Iranian writer. ... Samad Behrangi (صمد بهرنگی) (July?, 1939 – 1967) was an Azeri Iranian writer. ... Sadeq Chubak (August 5, 1916, Bushehr - July 3, 1998 , Berkeley , California) also spelled Sadiq Chubak author of short fiction, drama, and novels, one of the leading 20th-century writers of Iran. ... Hamid Dabashi is a American intellectual historian, cultural and literary critic best known for his research on Iran and Shia Islam. ... Simin Daneshvar ( سیمین دانشور ;in Persian) ( 1921) was an Iranian novelist and translator . ... Postage stamp comemmorating Dehkhodas Centennial Birthday. ... Hushang Ebtehaj (هوشنگ ابتهاج), with the pen name of Sayeh (ه‍. ا. ... Emad Khorasani(عماد خراسانی in Persian; 1921 — February 17, 2004) was an Iranian poet He was born in Mashhad and died in Tehran at age of 82 ... Parvin Etesami is one of Irans greatest poetesses. ... Farrokhi Yazdi (1888 - October 18, 1939) was a poet of Iran. ... Forooghs tomb is located in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... Houshang Golshiri (هوشنگ گلشیری; in Persian; March 16, 1938 — June 6, 2000) was an Iranian fiction writer, critic and editor Golshiri was born in Isfahan in 1938 and raised in Abadan. ... Shahrnush Parsipur (شهرنوش پارسی پور ; in Persian) (February 17, 1946) was an influential Iranian novelist She was born and raised in Tehran, spent some time in the United States . ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rezā Qolikhān Hedāyat (also Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat), known as Lala bashi was a writer and educator of Persias royal family. ... Sadegh (or Sadeq) Hedayat (in Persian: صادق هدایت), is Irans foremost modern writer of prose fiction and short stories. ... Mohammad Hejazi (محمد حجازی; in Persian) (April 14, 1901–January 30, 1974) was an Iranian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, translator, a government official and member of the senate. ... Sir Dr Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu: محمد اقبال, Hindi: मुहम्मद इकबाल) (November 9, 1877–April 21, 1938) was an Indian Muslim poet, philosopher and politician, whose poetry in Persian and Urdu is regarded as one of the greatest in modern times. ... Iraj Mirza was also active in politics. ... Rohinton Mistry (born July 3, 1952) is considered to be one of the foremost authors of South Asian origin writing in English. ... Farzaneh Aghaeipour is an Iranian playwright and author. ... Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh (Isfahan, 1892 - Geneva, 1997) was one of the influential Iranian writers of the 20th century. ... Taraneh Javanbakht is an Iranian physicist, biochemist, poet and writer. ... Mohsen Kadivar Mohsen Kadivar (محسن کدیور, born June 7, 1959) is an Iranian Islamic philosopher, Shia cleric and activist. ... Ahmad Kasravi Tabrizi (b. ... Khalilollah Khalili (Born 1907 Kabol, Afghanistan) was an outstanding Persian literary figure, poet and an influential Afghan politician. ... Abolghasim Lahouti Abolghasem Lahouti (1887 – 1958) was a political activist and poet during the Persian Constitutional Revolution of Iran. ... Houshang Moradi Kermani (1944-) is an eminent Iranian writer who mainly writes for sub-teens and teenagers. ... Mirzadeh Eshghi was an emotional political poet. ... Gholamhossein Mosahab (غلامحسین مصاحب in Persian), (1910-1979) was the author of Mosahab Persian Encyclopedia, the only authoritative Persian encyclopedia published in Iran. ... Fereydoon Moshiri (1926-2000) Fereydoon Moshiri was born in September 1926 in Tehran to a family that was known to have a legacy of poetry. ... Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری; February 3, 1920 – May 1, 1979) was an Iranian scholar, cleric, professor, and politician. ... h Hossein Derakhshan (حسين درخشان; born January 7, 1975), also known as Hoder, is an Iranian-Canadian journalist and weblogger, based in Toronto. ... Nader Naderpour (June 6, 1929 - February 18, 2000) Born in 1929 to artistically and culturally educated parents, Naderpour traveled to Europe upon completion of his secondary education to study literature in Sorbonne University, Paris. ... Azar Nafisi speaking at the 2004 National Book Festival in Washington D.C. Azar Nafisi, Ph. ... Saeed Nafisi (also Naficy) (b. ... Khosrow Naghed (Persian: خسرو ناقد, born 1950 Shiraz) is a notable Persian scholar, Iranologist and linguist. ... Professor Majid M. Naini is one of the foremost scholars of Rumi, the 13th century Persian mystic (Sufi), who has been the best-selling poet in the U.S. for the past several years. ... Dr Ehsan Naraghi (Persian: احسان نراقی) is an Iranian sociologist and writer. ... External links Biography of Nima Yooshij Categories: People stubs | Iranian poets ... Parwin Pazwak was born to the Pazwak literary and political family (father Nematulla Pazwak and mother Afifah Pazwak) in Kabul in 1967. ... Iraj Pezeshkzad wrote the popular comic Iranian novel Dai Jan Napoleon in the early 1970s. ... Pezhman Bakhtiari or Hossein-e Pezhman-e Bakhtiari (1900 - 1974) was an Iranian poet and lyricist. ... Nosrat Rahmani (نصرت رحمانی; in Persian; (1929 — June 16, 2000) was an Iranian poet and writer . ... Rahi Moayeris tomb is enclosed by a glass case at Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959), a multi-talented Iranian born in France, is a playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter. ... 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Sohrab Sepehri (Persian: ‎ transliterated: ) (October 7, 1928 - April 21, 1980) was a popular modern Iranian poet and painter. ... h Hossein Derakhshan (حسين درخشان; born January 7, 1975), also known as Hoder, is an Iranian-Canadian journalist and weblogger, based in Toronto. ... Ahmad shamlou Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو in Persian; December 12, 1925 — July 24, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. ... Dariush Shayegan is one of Irans prominent thinkers and one of the contemporary worlds most influential cultural theorists and comparative philosophers. ... Ali Shariati (Persian: علی شريعتی‎) (1933–1977) was an Iranian sociologist, well known and respected for his works in the field of sociology of religion. ... Image:Soroush. ... Gul Mohamad Zhowandai was born in 1905 in Kabul, Afghanistan. ... Kalimollah Tavahhodi (Persian: کلیم الله توحدی ) also known with his pen name Kanimal (Persian:کانیمال), is an Iranian researcher and writer on Kurds and Kurdistan. ...

Poetry

• Ahmad Allahyari (احمد اللهياری)
• Sadegh Angha (صادق عنقا)
• Manouchehr Atashi (منوچهر آتشی)
• Hushang Ebtehaj (H. A. Sayeh) (هوشنگ ابتهاج)
• Forough Farrokhzad (فروغ فرخزاد)
• Siavash Kasraie (سیاوش کسرایی)
• Fereydoun Moshiri (فریدون مشیری)
• Nader Naderpour (نادر نادرپور)
• Nosrat Rahmani (نصرت رحمانی)
• Hossein Monzavi (حسین منزوی)
• Sohrab Sepehri (سهراب سپهری)
• Bozorgmehr Vaziri(بزرگمهر وزیری)
• Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadkani (محمد رضا شفیعی کدکنی)
• Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو)
• Mohsen Emadi(محسن عمادی)
• Misha Javdani(میشاجاودانی)
• Nima Yushij (نیما یوشیج)
• Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub
• Manouchehr Saadat Noury (منوچهر سعادت نوری)
• Maryam Heydarzadeh
• Meher Baba (مهربابا)
• Mirza-Agha Asgari (Mani) (میرزاآقا عسگری - مانی)

Ahmad Allahyari ( احمد اللهياری ) Born in Tehran in 1945 (1324 khorshidi) •Poet •Journalist *.Kehyan Newspaper *.Ferdowsi Magazine •Political Activist before & after Islamic Revolution in 1979 This is his last poem in which he describes the result of his life and his social and political activities: Ùˆ ما اينک/ صليب سرنوشت شوممان بر دوش/ ردای قرمز بی تدبيرمان در بر/ بساک بافته از خارهای رنجمان برسر/ مسيحای دگر هستيم با افسانه ای ديگر/ احمد اللهياری/ The followings are also some pieces of... Molana-al-Moazam Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha (صادق عنقا) the 41st Master of the Oveyssi Order Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha is the forty-first Sufi master of the Oveyssi school. ... Hushang Ebtehaj (هوشنگ ابتهاج), with the pen name of Sayeh (ه‍. ا. ... Forooghs tomb is located in Darband, Shemiran, Tehran. ... Siavosh Kasrai (1927 , Isfahan - 1997 , Vienna) Kasrai graduated from Tehran University, Faculty of Law. ... Fereydoon Moshiri (1926-2000) Fereydoon Moshiri was born in September 1926 in Tehran to a family that was known to have a legacy of poetry. ... Nader Naderpour (June 6, 1929 - February 18, 2000) Born in 1929 to artistically and culturally educated parents, Naderpour traveled to Europe upon completion of his secondary education to study literature in Sorbonne University, Paris. ... Nosrat Rahmani (نصرت رحمانی; in Persian; (1929 — June 16, 2000) was an Iranian poet and writer . ... Sohrab Sepehri (Persian: ‎ transliterated: ) (October 7, 1928 - April 21, 1980) was a popular modern Iranian poet and painter. ... Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadkani (Born 1939, Neishabour, Iran) is a celebrated Persian writer, poet, literary critic, editor and translator. ... Ahmad shamlou Ahmad Shamlou (احمد شاملو in Persian; December 12, 1925 — July 24, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. ... External links Biography of Nima Yooshij Categories: People stubs | Iranian poets ... ... Manouchehr Saadat Noury , also spelled as Manouchehr Saadat Nouri (MSN) was born in 1939 in Tehran, Iran. ... Maryam Heydarzadeh( 1977-) is a very popular and beautiful contemporary Iranian poet. ... Huma was the pen name adopted by Meher Baba (1894 - 1969) as a boy (then named Merwan Sheriar Irani) for writing ghazals. ...

References

• Motahari, Khadamat-i mutaghanil-i Iran wa Islam, Vol 14, p583-590
• E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
• Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
• Zarrinkoub, Two centuries of silence, ISBN 964-5983-33-6

Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری; February 3, 1920 – May 1, 1979) was an Iranian scholar, cleric, professor, and politician. ... Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, prominent historian of Persian literature. ...

See also

• Authors from Iran
• category:Iranian poets
• Persian literature
• Persian language
• List of Iranian writers

• Khushal Khan Khattak (Pashto)
• Hanzala of Badghis (Dari)
• Rahman Baba (Pashto)

  Rahman Baba is one of the greatest Pashtun poets of all times, whose works are every bit as important to the Pashtun as William Shakespeare is to the English. His works are spiritual. [9]

• Rabi'a Balkhi (Dari)
• Ahmad Shah Durrani (Pashto)
• Mirza Abdul Qadir Divo el stevo and saheem drives fast

(Dari) Khushal Khan Khattak Khushal Khan Khattak (1613 - 1690) was a famous Afghan warrior, poet, and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. ...

• Shah Shja (Pashto)
• Mahmud Warraq (Dari)
• Timur Shah (Pashto)
• Abu Isma'il ' Abd Allah ibn Mohmamad-al Ansari (Dari)
• Ghulam Mohammad Tarzi (Dari)
• Aminullah Khurasani (Dari)
• Abdu Rahman -e- Jami (Dari)
• Hamid of Kashmir (Pashto)
• Bibi Mukhfi -e-Badakhshani (Dari)
• Abdul Qader Khattak (Pashto)
• Rodaki of Samarkand (Dari)
• Ashraf Hejri (Pashto)
• Daqiqi of Balkh (Dari)
• Abdul Hamid Mohmand (Pashto)
• Kahi-e- Kabul (Dari)
• Kazim Khan Shaida (Pashto)
• Abul-Faizi Hazrat (Dari)
• Pir Mohammad Kakar (Pashto)
• Sa'aduddin Ansari (Dari)
• Bait Neka (Pashto)
• Dr Mohammad Asef Sohail
• Gul Mohamad Zhowandai (Dari)
• Sayed Jamaludin-e-Afghani (Dari)
• Ali Khan (Pashto)
• Mehrdel Khan Mashriqi (Dari)
• Abdul Hanan Barakzai (Pashto)
• Nadia Anjuman (???)

  One of the first afghan poetess, she was found dead at age of 25 by police officers after that her husband had beaten her to death.