TEHRAN – The Fifth Ghadir Artistic Awards will be presented to the honorees during a ceremony at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum on Wednesday.

The awards are presented to those artists whose works are created on Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of the Shia, and the awards ceremony is organized every year on the anniversary of Eid al-Ghadir, the day on which Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as successor to the Prophet Muhammad (S). 

This year’s honorees include calligrapher Nasrollah Afjei, director of the Nahj-ul-Balaghah Foundation Seyyed Jamaleddin Dinparvar and actor Asghar Hemmat.

Also included are writer Ebrahim Hassanbeigi and singer Hesameddin Seraj.

Scholar Seyyed Jafar Shahidi, researcher Morteza Asgari, poet Seyyed Ali Musavi Garmarudi, filmmaker Davud Mirbaqeri, calligrapher Hamid Ajami and actor Dariush Arjmand were the previous recipients of the awards. 

The museum will also be hosting an exhibition of works by various artists on Imam Ali (AS). 

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