Edward Haghverdian
1952– · Iranian-Armenian poet, translator and journalist
Edward Haghverdian (born Tehran, 1952) is an Iranian-Armenian poet, translator and journalist and a member of the Writers Union of Armenia. There is no record of his work being linked to painting, so this entry covers him for his literary career.
Born in Tehran to Iranian-Armenian parents whose family came originally from the city of Khomein, in Markazi province, he completed his schooling in Armenian and Persian-language schools in the Iranian capital. In 1970 he moved with his family to Armenia and settled in Vagharshapat.
From the 1980s he devoted much of his time to translating contemporary Persian literature into Armenian. He is credited as the first person to translate the vast majority of modern Iranian literary works into Armenian, with editions published both in Armenia and in the United States.