Hadi Khorsandi (Persian: هادی خرسندی) is an Iranian poet and satirist. Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the Persian-language satirical journal Asghar Agha. He is known for his examination of Persian socio-political issues and for openly criticizing the Iranian regime. He has lived in exile in London since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Career Khorsandi first wrote for Tawfiq when he was a high school student in Tehran. He was the subject of death threats during the 1980s. Hadi Khorsandi's latest book is Tafrih al-Masaael. His other books are Sheraaneh and Yaad Daasht-haaye Mashkouke Alam and Aayeh-haaye Iraani. Personal life Khorsandi is the father of comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and journalist Peyvand Khorsandi. See also Iranian stand-up comedy References External links www.HadiKhorsandi.Com Strange Times, My Dear: The PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature His poem 1943 births Living people Iranian emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century Iranian poets Iranian satirists Iranian stand-up comedians Iranian democracy activists Iranian editors Iranian atheists 21st-century Iranian poets