The ceremony will be attended by a number of Iranian experts on Hafez, other Iranian guests and officials.
Several officials as well as Hafez researchers will deliver speeches at the event.
Born in 1315, Hafez is best known for his melodious sonnets and for intertwining a taste of Persian culture into his poetry. His collected works composed of series of Persian poetry (Divan) was first translated into English in 1771 by William Jones.
Many Western writers such as Henry David Thoreau, Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Ralph Waldo Emerson have been influenced by Hafez.
His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-fourteenth century Persian writing more than any other author.
Themes of his sonnets are the beloved, faith, and exposing hypocrisy. His influence in the lives of Persian speakers can be found in 'Hafez readings' and the frequent use of his poems in Persian traditional music, visual art and Persian calligraphy.
His tomb is visited often while adaptations, reproductions and translations of Hafez' poems exist in all major languages
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