13 Facts About Wasef Bakhtari

Wasef Bakhtari was an Afghan poet and literary figure.

Wasef Bakhtari attended Bakhtar School for his primary and for most of his secondary education.

Wasef Bakhtari held a BA degree in Persian literature from Kabul University.

Wasef Bakhtari did his graduate studies in the US, where he received a master's degree in education from Columbia University in 1976.

Wasef Bakhtari died in California on 19 July 2023, at the age of 80.

For 15 years, Wasef Bakhtari worked for the Ministry of Education, writing and translating text books.

Wasef Bakhtari had served as a professor at Kabul University and influenced many other Persian writers and poet in Afghanistan.

Wasef Bakhtari was a founder and leader of the leftist and Maoist party, Shalleh-ye Javiyd.

Wasef Bakhtari left politics after he was freed in 1980.

Wasef Bakhtari was one of the most noted modern Persian poets and writers in Afghanistan.

Wasef Bakhtari was regarded as a literary leader to most Persian writers, poets, and linguists in Afghanistan.

Wasef Bakhtari was one of the first Persian poets to introduce she'r-e nimaa'i and he is regarded in having his own style of Persian poetry.

Wasef Bakhtari was under the influence of Rahi Moayeri, Amiri Firoozkouhi, and Ahmad Shamlou.