Aydin Aghdashloo, (born October 30, 1940 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian painter, author, art critic, art historian and graphic designer.
He currently lives in Tehran, Iran and lectures in different Iranian Universities.
Besides painting, Aghdashloo is a well know expert in Iranian pre-Islamic and Islamic art history and artifacts. He assessed items for some of the world`s best auction houses such as Christie`s and Sotheby`s.
Aghdashloo has published eight books; three articles collections, two paintings collections and two researches in Iranian art history.