Tourandokht Tamaddon has dedicated the past twenty years to cultural and charitable activities in Iran. She has been among the prolific writers and translators of Iran during this period. Mrs. Tamaddon has published about 80 books, covering a broad range of subjects including Women’s health, Psychology, Oriental theology and Women’s rights. |
| Mrs. Tamaddon was born to an affluent family in Tehran, Iran in Feb. of 1940. Her father owned a successful publishing company, the Ferdowsi Publishing Co. in Tehran. Her mother an avid reader was her inspiration to writing and loving books. Mrs. Tamaddon attended Tehran University, where she pursued her undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature and also minored in French. Her thesis was a dedication to works of Henry James the famed American novelist. She is also fluent in French and Turkish. Before the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Mrs. Tamaddon served as a high ranking member of the diplomatic corp at the Central Treaty Organization. Following the Iranian revolution, she was bared from leaving Iran for ten years, during which she started her prolific career as a publisher and translator. She was married to her late husband, Mr. Bijan M.E. Maleki Tehrani, for 32 loving years. She has three children, Marjan, Ardavan, and Yasaman. Marjan works and lives in Waterloo (Canada) where she received her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Ardavan (Marjan's twin brother!) is an entrepreneur based in San Francisco/Bay Area, California, where he received his doctorate degree from Stanford University. Yasaman is a student at the University of Toronto, Canada. |
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