Najaf Daryabandari (1929 – 2020) was a writer and translator of works from English into Persian.He started translation at the age of 17–18 with the book of William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”. He and his wife Fahimeh Rastkar, were also the authors of From Garlic to Onion, a two-volume tome on persian cuisine that have collected the diverse dishes of the country.