Academy of Persian Language and Literature

Academy of Persian Language and Literature
FormationMay 20, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-05-20)
PurposeRegulatory body of the Persian language.
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Membership
Around 300 persons
President
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Websitehttps://apll.ir/

The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL) (Persian: فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی, Farhangestân-e Zabân-o Adab-e Fârsi) is the regulatory body for the Persian language, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Formerly known as the Academy of Iran (فرهنگستان ایران, Farhangestân-e Iran), it was founded on May 20, 1935, by the initiative of Reza Shah, the founder of Pahlavi dynasty. The academy acts as the official authority on the language, and contributes to linguistic research on Persian and other languages of Iran.[citation needed]