Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Birthday: 8/1/1940
Place of birth: Daulatabad, Iran
Fame for: Writing
Also known as: Mahmud Dowlatabadi, Mahmood Dowlatabadi, محمود دولت آبادی, Mahmoud Doulatabadi

Biography

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Persian: محمود دولت‌آبادی‎, Mahmud Dowlatâbâdi) (born 1 August 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.