TEHRAN – Mehdi Mahouzi, a prominent Iranian researcher and scholar of Persian literature known for his studies of classical texts and his work introducing the writings of author Ali Dashti, died at his home in Tehran on Tuesday at the age of 90.
Mahouzi’s death was announced by his nephew, sociologist Reza Mahouzi, who said he had died due to old age.
Born on December 3, 1935, in Dashtestan, southern Iran, Mahouzi devoted much of his academic career to Persian language and literature, particularly the interpretation and analysis of classical works. He was also a nephew of Ali Dashti, the contemporary Iranian writer and politician, and helped introduce and publish a number of Dashti’s works.
Mahouzi began his university studies at the University of Tehran, 
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