Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani

Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani
عباس اقبال آشتیانی
Born1896-97
Died10 February 1956
Resting placeShah-Abdol-Azim shrine
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Literary Scholar, Historian, Translator and Man of letters
Organizationmember of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature

Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani (Persian: عباس اقبال آشتیانی; 1896-97 – February 10, 1956) was an Iranian literary scholar, historian, translator, and man of letters.

Eqbal Ashtiani was born in Ashtian. He was educated at Dar ul-Funun (House of Sciences) in Tehran and University of Paris. In 1944 Eqbal founded the monthly periodical Yādgār. Eqbal Ashtiani died in Rome, Italy and was buried at the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine in Rey, Iran.