title: Hadi Khorsandi
text: # Hadi Khorsandi
  
  Hadi Khorsandi (Persian: هادی خرسندی, born 22 July 1943) 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.
  
  