Mohammad Doroudian () is an Iranian writer, historian, researcher and
theorist
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. Doroudian was born on 1959 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. ...
, and actively writes about the history of the
Iran-Iraq War.
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] He holds a BA in History from
Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (), is a Public university, public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph. ...
.
[
] More than seventeen books have been published by Mohammad Doroudian so far. He is one of the elect of the 31st
Iran's Book of the Year Awards
Iran's Book of the Year Awards is an annual award about books in categories of religion, social sciences, language, applied sciences, art and literature.
It is the most prestigious book award in Iran and is granted by the Iranian president during ...
[
] and the winner of the 8th
Holy Defense Year Book Award.
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Life and educations
Mohammad Doroudian was born 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. ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
in 1959. He spent elementary school in one of the lower schools of Tehran. But because of the poor financial situation, he was forced to work and earn a living, so he went to night school in the second year of secondary school. Since 1980, his studies were interrupted by his presence in the
Iran-Iraq War. In 1987, he was admitted to
Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (), is a Public university, public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph. ...
, but again due to the war he began his studies with two years delay in 1989. He finally completed his university studies in 1992 and obtained his bachelor's degree in history.
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Careers
He has various responsibilities over the years, some of which include:[
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* Established war historiography section in Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...
* Designing and organizing the Iran-Iraq war journalistic newsletter project
* Head of the Office of War Studies and Research at the
* Secretary of the Threats and Coping Group in the Strategic Research Center at the
* Advisor to the Secretary of the
* Secretary of Deputy of Defense Secretariat at the Supreme National Security Council
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...
* Editor-in-Chief of the Iran-Iraq War Quarterly Journal (''Negin'')
Awards
Mohammad Doroudian was one of the elect of the 31st Iran's Book of the Year Awards
Iran's Book of the Year Awards is an annual award about books in categories of religion, social sciences, language, applied sciences, art and literature.
It is the most prestigious book award in Iran and is granted by the Iranian president during ...
in 2014[ and the winner of the 8th Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2003.][
Also, his book "Ravande Payane Jang" was one of the Top Books of the 10th Holy Defense Year Book Award in the field of military research in 2006.][
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Bibliography
* Beginning to End: A Review of Political-Military Events of the Iran-Iraq War From the Basis of the Iraqi Invasion to the Ceasefire[
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* The war inevitability[
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* End of War: Analysis of Political-Military Events of the Iran-Iraq War From Operation Walfajre 10 to the Occupation of Kuwait[
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* Basic War Questions: A Critique of the Iran-Iraq War[
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* Iran-Iraq War Analysis: War, Restoration of Stability; An Overview of Military Political Developments from 1980 to 1982[
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* The Iran-Iraq War, Subjects and Issues[
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* Khorramshahr to Faw: Military-Political Study of the Iran-Iraq War after Liberation of Khorramshahr to Conquest of the Faw and Liberation of Mehran[
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* Khorramshahr in a Long War: A Review of Political-Military Events in Khorramshahr Before the Islamic Revolution Till the Invasion of the Iraqi Army and the Epic Report of the City's Bloody Resistance[
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* Bloody Town to Khorramshahr: Investigation and Military-Political Events of the War From the Basis of the Iraqi Invasion to the Liberation of Khorramshahr[
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* The process of the end of the war[
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* Shalamcheh to Halabja: A Study of the Political-Military Events of the conflict with the United States in Persian-Gulf in 1987[
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* The Causes of Continuing War[
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* Faw to Shalamcheh: Study of military-political events of the Iran-Iraq war from the end of Operation Walfajre 8 to the end of Operation Karbala 8[
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* Strategic options for war[
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* Analyzing the Iran-Iraq War: An Introduction to a Theory[
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* Battle of East Basra: Design, Command and execute of operation Karbala 5[
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* Basic issues of war in the published works of the Army and the Corps[
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Theories
Doroudian's theories are often about the political and historical events in Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Some of his most important theories include declaring 25 October 1980 as the day of the fall of Khorramshahr instead of 26 October 1980. According to his narrative, the countdown to the fall of Khorramshahr began on 16 October 1980 and ended on 25 October 1980. According to the available documents and reports, the defenders of Khorramshahr fought with zeal until the last moment.[
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See also
* Majid Gheisari
* Tahereh Saffarzadeh
* Seyyed Mahdi Shojaee
* Ahad Gudarziani
* Masoumeh Abad
* Ahmad Dehqan
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname.
Etymology
The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...
* Akbar Sahraee
* Holy Defense Year Book Award
* Saeed Akef
* Hamid Reza Shekarsari
References
External links
Mohammad Doroudian on Goodreads
Mohammad Doroudian Book Reviews
Mohammad Doroudian Books on Gisoom
Mohammad Doroudian opinion about United Nations Security Council Resolution 598
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1959 births
Living people
Iranian male writers
Writers from Tehran
Persian-language writers
Recipients of the Holy Defense Year Book Award
Iranian people of the Iran–Iraq War
Shahid Beheshti University alumni