Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
| Mohammad-Ali Jamālzādeh Esfahani محمد علی جمالزاده اصفهانی | |
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Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh in 1915
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Mohammad-Ali Jamālzādeh Esfahani 13 January 1892 Esfahan, Iran (then Persia) 
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| Died | 8 November 1997 (aged 105) Geneva, Switzerland 
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | Short Story |
| Notable work | Yeki Bud Yeki Nabud (Once Upon a Time) |
Mohammad-Ali Jamālzādeh Esfahani (Persian: محمد علی جمالزاده اصفهانی) (January 13, 1892, Isfahan, Iran – November 8, 1997, Geneva, Switzerland), was one of the most prominent writers of Iran in the 20th century, best known for his unique style of humour. In view of his vast influence over Persian short-story writing, he is often referred to as the father of this genre in Iran.
Sayyed Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh was born in Esfahan into a middle-class family. The date of his birth is uncertain; years between 1892 and 1896 have been mentioned and, by the end of his life, even he himself was not certain of the actual year. The year 1895 has traditionally been taken as the year of his birth.
Jamalzadeh's father, Sayyed Jamal ad-Din Esfahani, was a progressive mullah and preacher who became a constitutional revolutionary, delivering raging sermons which inspired his son but cost him his life; he was executed in 1908 on the order of Mohammad-Ali Shah Qajar who considered him among the most dangerous of his enemies.
The young Jamalzadeh lived in Iran only until he was twelve or thirteen. Thereafter, he lived in Lebanon, where he attended the Aintoura Catholic School (1908) near Beirut, in France (1910), and in Switzerland where he studied law at University of Lausanne and later at University of Burgundy in Dijon, France.
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