Kader Abdolah

Also known as Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani, Qadir Abdullah

Iranian-Dutch columnist, poet, writer

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Kader Abdolah is a male writer, columnist, poet, and novelist born in Arak in 1954. He holds citizenship in Pahlavi Iran, Iran, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Abdolah was educated at Delft University of Technology and speaks and writes in Dutch and Persian. His native language is Persian.

He is the author of notable works including *The House of the Mosque*, *Karavaan*, *De kraai*, *Ketav yetedot*, *My Father's Notebook*, and *El viaje de las botellas vacías*. He has received the Gouden Ezelsoor award. He writes under the pseudonym Kader Abdolah.

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Born: 1954
Works: 33

Top works

Karavaan
De kraai
Ketav yetedot
My Father's Notebook
El viaje de las botellas vacías

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Key facts

Born: Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani , Arak , Markazi Province , Iran
Pen name: Kader Abdolah
Language: Dutch, Persian
Citizenship: Netherlands , Iran
Education: physics
Alma mater: University of Teheran

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Arak
Occupation: novelist
Educated at: Delft University of Technology
Languages spoken: Persian
Native language: Persian
Notable work: The House of the Mosque
Image: Kader abdolah oct08 by sander bakkes.jpg

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Commons category: Kader Abdolah
date of birth: 1954-12-12
pseudonym: Kader Abdolah

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Encyclopedic overview

Kader Abdolah and his daughter Bahar Abdolah.

Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani (Persian: حسین سجادی قائم‌مقامی فراهانی), better known by his pen name Kader Abdolah (Persian: قادر عبدالله) (Arak, 12 November 1954), is an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. His books, written in Dutch, often contain Persian literary themes. He regularly appears on Dutch television as well.

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