TEHRAN -- The burial place of Iranian children’s book author Mehdi Azar Yazdi was changed following objections raised by his relatives and certain Yazd provincial officials.

His body was transferred from Tehran to Yazd on Saturday in order to be laid to rest in his hometown.
Previously, Azar Yazdi was to be buried in the Artists’ Section of Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.
His adopted son Mohammad Saburi, a number his close relatives, and a number of Yazd provincial and cultural officials strongly objected to the decision to bury him in Tehran.
Azar Yazdi, who was mainly known for his “Good Stories for Good Children,” passed away on Thursday of lung sepsis at Tehran’s Atieh Hospital.
In early June, he underwent surgery on his left foot following a car accident. He recovered from the surgery, but shortly afterwards, he was hospitalized for lung sepsis.