Anvari

Hakīm Awhad ad-Din Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani Anvari Abivardi  (1126-1189) () or Anvari is a Persian poet. He was born in Abivard (a village between Iran and Turkmenistan) and died in Balkh (now in Afghanistan). He studied science and literature in Tun, a city in Iran. He studied science, astronomy, medicine and literature. Anvari knew Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hindi, and even Hebrew. Anwari's poems are collected in a Diwan. He was known as the king of poets in Seljuk empire royal house.

Category:Persian poets
Category:1126 births
Category:1189 deaths