Jalal Matini

Jalal Matini (Persian: جلال متینی; 1928 – 19 January 2025) was an Iranian scholar of Persian literature, particularly renowned for his expertise on the epic Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, and contemporary Iranian studies. He is also known for producing the critical edition of the Kush Nama.

Prior to the 1979 Iranian revolution, Matini was a professor and president of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran). After emigrating to the United States, Matini taught Persian literature at the University of California, Berkeley and at Harvard University, and founded the journals Iran-Nameh, and Iran-Shenasi. He died on 19 January 2025, at the age of 96.