Career
He published more than ten volumes of poetry and novels in Persian. Faani received his primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, and earned a master"s degree in political economy in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1967. He had already published his first book of poetry, “Armaghan-e Jawani”, in 1966.
Returning to Afghanistan, it was only following the Soviet invasion that he returned to literary work.
His second work, the novel "Baaraana" was published in Kabul in 1983. In 1987, with the situation in Kabul worsening, he published a selection of political satire entitled “Ameer e Ba Salaheyat” (Competent director).
He left Afghanistan in 1988, and lived with his family in San Diego, California. He died on 22 April 2007 at age 63, in California.