Translations:Gholam-Hossein Farnoud/51/en
From Azerbaijanica
Early life
Gholam-Hossein Farnoud Zhendeh was born on 24 February 1941 in Tabriz, the capital city of South Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan of Iran. His father Asadollah Farnoud was a constable during the Pahlavi dynasty and his mother was a housewife with no formal education. As the oldest son of the family, he lived with his three brothers, Ali Farnoud, Reza Farnoud, Hassan Farnoud, and his sister Ashraf Farnoud. Although his mother was an uneducated individual, he stressed that she had a strong influence on his development during childhood.'
Having completed his primary education at Sa'di, Roshdiye, Sasan, and Hemam Tabriz elementary schools, he completed his secondary education at Khaghani, Ferdowsi, Mansoor (presently Taleghani) middle schools, and Daneshsarayeh Tabriz (Also known as University of Azerbaijan) (1958-1960).
