12 Facts About Abbas Khalili

Abbas ibn Asadullah bin Ali al-Khalili al-Najafi, known as Abbas al-Khalili, and Abbas Khalili was an Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher, poet and novelist.

Abbas Khalili was a pillar of the Najaf revolt over the British Mandate in 1918, and was sentenced to death, eventually fleeing to Iran, where spent the rest of his life.

Abbas Khalili was born in Najaf, Iraq on either 1895 or 1896.

Abbas Khalili's family was religious and his father was Islamic cleric Sheikh Asad-Allah.

Abbas Khalili's uncle was Islamic scholar Mirza Hossein Khalili Tehrani.

Abbas Khalili served several government roles and he was appointed in 1949 as the Iranian Embassy in Yemen and Ethiopian Empire.

Abbas Khalili was active in the formation of the Iranian political party National Front in November 1958.

Abbas Khalili was involved in working for the Iranian Baladiya newspaper, and Bahar monthly literary journal.

Abbas Khalili wrote poetry in both Persian and Arabic and has translated about 1100 verses of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh into Arabic and published several novels.

Abbas Khalili was married four times, his first wife was Fahr-Ozma Arghun in 1924, which ended in divorce by 1931.

Abbas Khalili had four sons, Mahyar, Shahyar, Kamyab, Faryar and two daughters, including poet Simin Behbahani in 1927.

Abbas Khalili died on 25 February 1972 from a stroke in Tehran, Iran.