TEHRAN -- Iran announced programs organized to commemorate several Persian luminaries with the cooperation of the National Commission for UNESCO throughout the coming year.

Ceremonies are being arranged for several Iranian figures such as Sheikh Bahaii, Seyyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi, Rudaki, Sanaii, and Ghazali.
Tehran’s Az-Zahra University has announced its readiness to hold a two-day conference in honor of the poet Sanaii in December. An exhibition displaying research works on Sanaii is also being organized on the sidelines of the program.
The Iranian Academy of Arts and the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) along with several other organizations have organized a program for the Persian philosopher Abu Mohammad Ghazali.
CHTHO has also organized a ceremony in commemoration of the Iranian scholar and astronomer Sheikh Bahaii in 2009. UNESCO has declared 2009 to be the International Year of Astronomy.
The Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) in collaboration with CHTHO and the Iranian Academy of Arts are also holding a program in honor of the writer and politician Seyyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi in November.
A conference is also being organized to review the biography and works of the Persian poet Abu Abdullah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki by CHTHO’s Research Center in October.