Aydin Aghdashloo, 2003

Aydin Aghdashloo, (Persian, آیدین آغداشلو; born October 30, 1940 in Rasht, Iran.) is an Iranian painter, author, art critic / historian and graphic designer. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (564x846, 264 KB) Summary Official hand-out picture by the Official Website. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (564x846, 264 KB) Summary Official hand-out picture by the Official Website. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Iran and surrounding countries, showing location of Rasht Rasht (sometimes spelled Resht) is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran (Persia). ...

He currently lives in Tehran, Iran and lectures in different Iranian Universities besides his professional work. Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ... This is a list of universities in Iran: See Higher education in Iran, for more information. ...

The last name Aghdashloo means from the white stone place in Azeri language. Aghdash is a small town in the Azerbaijan Republic and the birthplace of Aydin's father. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Azerbaijanis. ...

Early Life

Aghdashloo's father Mehmet Hajiev was an engineer and the Interior Minister in Azerbaijan Democratic Republic between 1919 and 1920. After the invasion of Azerbaijan by the Soviet Red Army in 1920, he and his wife Nahid, Adyin's mother, had to flee Baku, Azerbaijan and take refuge in Tabriz, Iran. To avoid identification by the Soviet spies in Iran, Mehmet changed his last name from Hajiev to Aghdashloo and moved to Rasht later where Aydin was born and then finally to Tehran when Aghdashloo was 5 years old. Aghdashloo started selling his paintings from the age of 14, 2 years after his father's death. Flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Soviet redirects here. ... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Satellite view of Baku The Baku harbour on the south of Absheron peninsula The Maiden Tower in old town Baku Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı), sometimes known as Baky or Baki, is the capital of Azerbaijan. ... Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. ...

External Links

Aydin Aghdashloo official site

See also

• List of Persian painters