Hushang Ebtehaj

Hushang Ebtehaj
Ebtehaj in 2013
Native name
امیرهوشنگ ابتهاج
BornAmir Hushang Ebtehaj
(1928-02-26)26 February 1928
Rasht, Gilan, Iran
Died10 August 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 94)
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Resting placeRasht, Iran
Pen nameH. E. Sayeh
LanguagePersian
Citizenship
  • Iran
  • Germany
GenrePoet
Spouse
Alma Maikial
(m. 1959; died 2022)
Children4
RelativesAla Ebtekar (great nephew), Golchin Gilani (cousin)
Signature

Amir Hushang Ebtehaj (Persian: امیر هوشنگ ابتهاج; 25 February 1928 – 10 August 2022), also known by his pen name H. E. Sayeh (Persian: ه.ا.سایه, lit. Shadow), was an Iranian poet of the 20th century, whose life and work spans many of Iran's political, cultural and literary upheavals.