Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Born	(1940-08-01) 1 August 1940 (age 84) Sabzevar, Iran
Occupation	Writer, actor
Nationality	Iranian
Literary movement	Persian literature
Notable works	Kelidar Missing Soluch
Notable awards	Man Asian Literary Prize Jan Michalski Prize for Literature Legion of Honour
Spouse	Mehr Azar Maher ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	3
Relatives	Abdolrasoul Dowlatabadi (father) Fatemeh Dowlatabadi (mother)
Website
www.mimdowlatabadi.com

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Persian: محمود دولت‌آبادی, romanized: Mahmud Dowlatâbâdi; born August 1, 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal experience. In 2020, he wrote and recited a work called Soldier (Half-Burned boots) for the Art of Peace global project, composed and arranged by Mehran Alirezaei. He has collaborated with this project.^[1][2]