Lobat Vala (Persian: لعبت والا; born 1930 in Tehran) is an Iranian poet[1][2] and campaigner for the Women Liberation and Equal Rights in Iran.

[3] Having been exiled from Iran since 1979, Vala lives in London,[2] and she lived in Melbourne between 1980 and 1984.

[citation needed] While there, she obtained an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from University of Melbourne and in London worked as a journalist and writer in Keyhan weekly newspaper until 2006.

[citation needed] Vala has published several poetry books in Persian.

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