Hossein Omoumi 1944 – 2026
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Hossein Omoumi (1944 – November 4, 2026) was an Iranian master musician of the ney, the traditional Persian reed flute, as well as a vocalist, composer and scholar of Persian classical music. Born in Isfahan, he devoted his life to preserving and advancing the traditions of Persian music, and from 2006 he served as the Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts in the Department of Music at the University of California, Irvine, teaching and performing there for two decades. Omoumi died in the United States on November 4, 2026, at the age of 82, after a year-long battle with cancer.
