Amir Kabir Publishers (; Entišarat-e Amir Kabir; also romanized as Amir-Kabir or Amar-i Kabir) is a publishing house based in Tehran, Iran. It was founded on November 19, 1949, by Abdorrahim "Taghi" Jafari."Veteran Iranian publisher Abdorrahim Jafari dies at 96", Tehran Times, Art New in Brief, 4 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2022. It is named after Mirza Taghi Khan Amirkabir (better known as Amir Kabir) (1807–1852), who was chief minister during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and is sometimes referred to as the Amirkabir Publication Institute.In Search of Illumination, mehrdadsheikhan.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Company history Following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Iranian government seized Amir Kabir Publishers's assets. Subsequently, the organization's new owners imposed a new management structure. The publishing house is still active, but only publishes previously published material, classics, and conservative new books. Amir Kabir Publishers is the publisher of The Persian Encyclopedia.
The Amir Kabir Publishers edition of Sadegh Hedayat's novel (The Blind Owl) was one of the titles selected for the Library of Congress 2014 "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" exhibition.A Thousand Years of the Persian Book, Library of Congress, loc.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
The firm regularly attends the Tehran International Book FairLiterati paid visit to pavilion of Amir Kabir Publishing Co. in Tehran International Book Fair, nehzat.ir, 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.Tehran book fair honors best publishers of the year, payvand.com, 13 May 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2022. and overseas book fairs, including at Frankfurt and Bologna.30 Iran Publishers at Bologna Book Fair, financialtribune.com, 5 April 2016.
Book series Études iraniennes (Centre iranien pour le dialogue des civilisations)Daryush Shayegan, Religions et philosophies de l'Inde (Tome 1), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers, 1974. Retrieved 25 November 2022. Kitāb-hā-yi ṭalā'ī () (English, "Golden Books")"Iranian children’s series Golden Books returns to stores after 58 years", tehrantimes.com, 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023."Talai" Book Series, shahrefarang.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.Kitabha-i Talai (Golden Library) (Amir Kabir) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023. Pocket Tales (2026– )"Pocket Tales" book series presenting works of prominent classical authors in Persian, v, 13 February 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026. Shāhkār-hā-yi adabīiyāt-i Fārsī () (English: "Masterpieces of Persian Literature") (1954– )Amir Kabir Publishers, iranicaonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
See also Office of Literature and Art of Resistance
References
External links Amir Kabir Publishers at Encyclopædia Iranica Jafari's autobiography at BBC Persian