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Saeed Rad | |
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سعید راد | |
Born | Ahmad Saeed Haghparast Rad[1] 26 October 1944 |
Died | 22 July 2024 Tehran, Iran | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–1984 2003–2021 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Adam Hemati (grandson)[2][3] |
Ahmad Saeed Hagh Parast Raad (Persian: احمد سعید حق پرست راد, also romanized as Said Rād and Sa'id Rād; 26 October 1944 – 22 July 2024) was an Iranian actor and playwright who started his career in 1968. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career.
After a minor role in M. Zarrindast's Conquerors of the Desert in 1969, he was invited by Amir Naderi to play the leading role of his debut film, Adieu Friend (1971).
Raad died following complications from a fall on 22 July 2024, at the age of 79.[4][5]