Simin Behbahani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simin Behbahani

Iranian poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1927

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 19-Aug-2014

Profession: writer, poet, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani (Persian: ????? ????????; 20 July 1927 – 19 August 2014) was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist and activist.
She is known for her poems in a ghazal-style of poetic form.
She was an icon of modern Persian poetry, Iranian intelligentsia and literati who affectionately refer to her as the lioness of Iran.
She was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in literature, and "received many literary accolades around the world."