Mehdi Akhavan-Sales

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Mehdi Akhavān
Born	Mehdi Akhavān Sāles (1929-03-01)March 1, 1929 Mashhad, Iran
Died	August 26, 1990(1990-08-26) (aged 61) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Tomb of Ferdowsi
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Poet

Mehdi Akhavān-Sāles, or Akhavān-Sāless (Persian: مهدی اخوان ثالث) (March 1, 1929 in Mashhad, Iran – August 26, 1990 in Tehran, Iran), pen name Mim. Omid (Persian: م. امید, meaning M. Hope) was a prominent Iranian poet. He is one of the pioneers of Free Verse (New Style Poetry) in the Persian language.