Sharh-e Esm ( Persian: شرح اسم) (meaning: Name Description) is the biography of the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. [1] The book is written by Hedayatollah Behboudi ( Persian: هدایت الله بهبودی), [2] [3] [4] and has been translated in some other languages. It was published by the institute of Motaale’at wa Pazjuheshhayeh Siyasi (Political Studies and Research Institute). [5]
"Sharh-e Esm" is about biography-related issues of Seyyed Ali Khamenei [6] [7]—since 1939 to 1979 [8] [9]—consisting of matters such as his paternal and maternal ancestors (among his father, Seyyed Jawad Khamenei), and so forth. [10] At the first time, this book was simultaneously unveiled with the holding of “International fair of Tehran book”, but its distribution was stopped due to being some historical mistakes; later on, it was distributed after fixing its difficulties. [11]
In regards to choosing the name of the book Sharh-e Esm ("Name Description"), [12] its writer (Hedayatollah Behboudi) [13] mentions that: According to an expression in the science of logic: if we cannot understand the essence of a truth, we will "Sharh" (describe) it; and that's the reason for choosing such name for the book. [14]