Hassan Kamshad

"Kamshad" redirects here. For the American actor, film director and screenwriter, see Kamshad Kooshan.

Hassan Kamshad (Persian: حسن کامشاد; 25 June 1925 – 22 May 2025) was an Iranian translator and researcher of Persian literature.^[1] He was a professor of Persian language at the University of Cambridge and a visiting professor at the University of California, and an official of the National Iranian Oil Company.^[2]

Kamshad's most important translation is What is History by H.A. Kar and his most notable work is The Founders of Modern Persian Prose.^[3][4]

Kamshad died on 22 May 2025, at the age of 99.^[5][6]

Media portrayals

The documentary Hadith Nafs directed by Mohammad Naseri Rad portrays Kamshad's life.^[7][8]