Parviz Varjavand (, alao

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as "Parviz Varjāvand"; 5 January 1934 – 10 June 2007) was a notable

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, researcher, university professor and politician who was a prominent member of Iran National Front.Obituary

Early life and political career

He was born on 5 January 1934 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. Professor Varjavand graduated with an MA from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

and also obtained a PhD in the Renovation of Monuments and Classical Architecture of Iran from the University of Sorbonne in France. He was caretaker of Ministry of Arts and Culture in Interim Government of

Mehdi Bazargan Mehdi Bazargan (; 1 September 1907 – 20 January 1995) was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Interim government of Iran, 1979, Iran's interim government. One of the leading figures of Iranian Revolutio ...

. He was a member of the leadership council and spokesperson of

National Front of Iran The National Front of Iran () is an opposition political organization in Iran. It was founded by Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1949, and it is the oldest and arguably the largest pro-democracy group operating inside Iran, despite having never been able ...

. Varjavand was active in cultural heritage affairs and he made efforts to register

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, the Choghazanbil Ziggurat and Naqsh-e Jahan complex on the

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World Heritage List.Scholar Varjavand dies at 73

Death

He died on 10 June 2007, in Milad Hospital at the age of 73.

References

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