Answer the following question: Facts: - caption: hadi khorsandi in amsterdam , 2010 - children: shappi khorsandi peyvand khorsandi - birth date: 22 july 1943 - name: hadi khorsandi - image size: 250px - image: hadi-khorsandi-amsterdam-2010-photo-by-persian-dutch-network-nl . jpg - birth place: fariman , iran - occupation: writer , poet , satirist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hadi khorsandi .
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hadi khorsandi -lrb- persian : -rrb- is a contemporary iranian poet and satirist .since 1979 , he has been the editor and writer of the persian-language satirical journal '' asghar agha '' .khorsandi is particularly renowned for his examination of persian socio-political issues , particularly his open criticism of all forms of dictatorship and religious fundamentalism .he has lived in exile in london since the 1979 iranian revolution , following criticism of the new regime .he was the subject of death threats during the 1980s .khorsandi was the recipient of the hellman-hammett award in 1995 .in 2009 he signed an open letter of apology posted to iranian.com , along with 266 other iranian academics , writers , artists and journalists , about the persecution of baha ' is .he is the father of shappi khorsandi , an iranian-born british comedian .