Ali Moradkhani, Mahdi Shafee, Aidin Aghdashlou, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi & Other Artists
Funeral of Jafar Vali Held
The memorial service and funeral of late Jafar Vali was held today with the participation of artists and cultural officials from Vahdat Hall of Tehran.
Asghar Hemmat, head of Theater Forum, was presenter of the service, which was attended by artists and officials, irantheater.ir reported.
Ali Moradkhani, deputy culture minister for artistic affairs, Mahdi Shafee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Asghar Hemmat, Akbar Zanjanpour, Hadi Marzban, Aidin Aghdashlou, Saeed Poursamimi, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Yadollah Samadi, Khosrow Sinaei, Houshang Qovanlou and other artists and officials took part in the ceremony.
Jafar Vali, the veteran artist, was hospitalized on December 8 due to heart and lung problems. He passed away on December 17.
He was a stage director, actor and playwright who received awards such as an honorary diploma for the best script (Maryam and Mitil) from the 9th International Children and Young Adults Film Festival in 1993. He was nominated for the best supporting actor (The Reward of Silence) in the 25th Fadjr International Film Festival in 2006 and the 11th Cinema House Festival in 2007.