"Psychoanalyst, painter and calligrapher, Hassan Makaremi was born in Chiraz, Iran, in 1950. Since 1983, he lives and works in France. More than fifteen exhibitions of his works have been organized in France and in the United States. He has published several articles in French and Iranian Journals some of which have been compiled and published in 2005), a novel and an anthology of poetry together with his wife, "Piano played with four hands". Trained as an engineer, Hassan Makareml holds a diploma from the Polytechnic School of Teheran and the Paris "Ecole Centrale" (Central School). In his capacity as a strategic specialist, he contributes to the "Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques" (Centre for Studies in Diplomacy and Strategy’) in Paris and the Institute for Business Management in the Université Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne."