Mohammad-Ali Raonaq, who died on September 5, 2011, was a former student at Esteqlâl High School in Kabul. He studied in France, acted in plays, translated Molière into Persian, opened an electrical shop in Chahr-e Nao, and taught Dari to hundreds of aid workers and humanitarian workers. He designed the Manuel de persan parlé en Afghanistan, published by Asiathèque, the fruit of his long teaching experience.