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Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi (Persian: میرجلال‌الدین کزازی; born 19 January 1949) is a professor of Persian literature and an Iranist. Kazzazi is a professor of literature at Allameh Tabatabaii University in Tehran. He is known for his work on the Shahnama, a Persian long epic poem written between c. 977 and 1010 CE. Kazzazi was selected as one of the Iran's memorable figures (چهرهٔ ماندگار), for his contribution to Persian culture and literature.