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Bio

Dehghan was born and raised in Hyderabd, south India. He went to an English school in Hyderabad, where he also learned Urdu, one of the most popular languages of India. When he was twelve years old, he wrote stories and poems for children in Urdu. His writing was published in Indian magazines for children. When Dehghan was eighteen years old and had just completed high school, his parents decided to move to their motherland, Iran. He started a new life in Tehran in 1952.

Dehghan found a job in the foreign department of a bank because of his knowledge of the English language. He continued his contact with the Indian magazines and wrote for them in Urdu regularly. In the bank, he was in charge of correspondence, which included translation from English to Farsi and vice versa.

Dehghan pursued his quest for higher education and received a scholarship from the bank to study banking in London. After he completed his diploma in banking, the bank appointed him at a much higher position.

Dehghan successfully worked in the bank until 1979, when the Islamic revolution tore the country apart. Surviving the Iranian revolution was the biggest challenge of his life because he doesn’t believe in any kind of dictatorship. Dehghan ended up in Dallas, Texas, in 1980 and then in Sacramento, California, in 1988. He bought a home in Rocklin, where he lives happily with his wife and a son who is 22 years old. Dehghan eventually went back to his childhood hobby, writing. He took several writing classes and achieved his B.S. degree in liberal arts from Regents College in Albany, New York, in 1999. Said college has now become Excelsior College.

Dehghan has been writing stories, articles, and columns for local newspapers for more than eight years. He has written a play for children, The Little Princess, which was successfully produced by Buljan Intermediate School in Roseville, California. The play was well received by the community and a positive review appeared in Roseville’s newspaper, The Press Tribune, on May 23, 2001. Dehghan is a member of three different writers clubs in Sacramento; he is also a member of Hewlett-Packard Roseville Rappers Toastmasters Club. He has achieved a second place and two first place awards in the area’s Humorous Speech Contests. Dehghan has also received four awards from Sacramento Suburban Writers Club for his writing achievements. He has just self-published his first book, Chatter to Flatter your Platter, through iUniverse, a POD (Print on demand) company. It can be ordered through the publisher, Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. Said book has won Northern California Publishers & Authors’ 2007 Honorable Mention Award. He has been elected president of Sacramento Suburban Writers Club for three years in a row, from 2004 through 2007. Dehghan’s public speaking skills have been a great asset in promoting the sales of his book.