Farhang Holakouee

Farhang Holakouee–Naeinee (Persian: فرهنگ هُلاکویی نایینی; born 31 August 1944), simply known as Farhang Holakouee, is an Iranian-born American radio personality, sociologist, and economist.^[1] His radio program—hosted in the past by 670 KIRN, and currently by "Radio Hamrah"^[2]—offers relationship advice to callers in Persian. Holakouee was born in Shiraz, Iran, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Farhang Holakouee
Holakouee in 2009
Born	Farhang Holakouee–Naeinee (1944-08-31) August 31, 1944 (age 80) Shiraz, Iran
Alma mater	University of Utah (PhD)
Children	2
Website	www.drholakouee.com

Education

Holakouee has master's degrees in psychology, economics, and family counseling. He taught at the University of Tehran, before moving to the United States, where he completed a PhD in sociology at the University of Utah in 1974.^[3] During the Iranian revolution, he was dismissed from his position in University of Tehran for being member of the Bahá'í Faith.^[4][5]

Works

Holakouee has written books and journal articles.^[6] Many of his lectures on family counseling and psychology are available on tape or online.

Although he doesn't have a Ph.D. in psychology, he often engages in telephone psychotherapy of patients via a live program where people refer to him as "Dr. Holakouee" when asking for psychological assessments and/or advice. Iranian listeners will call in to get advice on generational and cultural conflicts from far away places such as Sweden or Canada.^[7][8]