ISNA reports that the Mehr award will be officially presented to Nazeri in the coming week in recognition of the artist's many humanitarian activities.
The head of the Kermanshah and Ilam Bar Association, Shahab Tazari, said the famous singer's humanitarian initiatives include many charity concerts for burn victims of the Sheenabad school fire disaster and leprosy sufferers in rural areas of Mahabad.
Shargh daily's interview with Shahram Nazeri on his concert for leprosy sufferers
The Mehr Award will be presented to Nazeri on January 30 at Entezar Hall in Kermanshah. Nazeri, a veteran of Iranian classical music, has recorded 40 albums of both Persian and Kurdish music.
