Mehri Ahi
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Mehri Ahi | |
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| Born | 1922 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | March 6, 1988 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Mehri Ahi (Persian: مهری آهی, 1922 – March 6, 1988) was an Iranian translator of Russian literature.[1]
Mehri Ahi was born in Tehran. Her father was Majid Ahi.[1] She completed her primary and secondary education at Jandark School in Tehran and graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Persian language and literature. In 1942, her father was appointed as Iran's ambassador to the Soviet Union, and Mehri Ahi went to Russia with her father and studied Russian language and literature at Moscow State University for three years. After returning to Iran in 1948, she went to England and France to continue her studies in this field and studied for seven years and received a doctorate in Russian language.[2]