Hossein Nuri

Hossein Nuri
حسین نوری
Nuri in 2014
Born
Gholam Hossein Nuri Nekah

(1954-07-01) 1 July 1954 (age 70)
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Occupation(s)Painter, playwright, filmmaker
SpouseNadia Maftouni
Children2
Websitewww.nurigallery.com

Hossein Nuri (also spelled Hosein Noori or Hussein Nouri) (Persian: حسین نوری, born 1 July 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director. One of Nuri's pre-eminent characteristics is that despite his physical limitations he has gained professional acclaim in three fields of painting, theater, and cinema.