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Shiraz University ( ''Dāneshgāh-e-Shirāz'', formerly known as Pahlavi University دانشگاه پهلوی ''Dāneshgāh-e Pahlavi'') is a
public university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
located in
Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...
, Fars,
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, established in 1946. Being one of the oldest and most prestigious modern universities in Iran, Shiraz University is listed among the top three research-oriented schools in the nation according to a ranking of Iranian universities based on scientific output. In the first report of state universities ranking and among almost 70 universities and higher education institutes, Shiraz University is regarded as a tier-one university. Shiraz University has pioneered the establishment of doctoral programs in Iran. Currently and after the separation of medical universities from universities under
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) is the government ministry of science, research and technology in Iran. State-run (non-medical) universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Ministry of Science, Researc ...
the university has over 20,000 students, with 200
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programs (BA, BSc), 300
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programs (MA, MSc), one
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program (
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or DVM), and 150
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programs.


History


Foundation

Shiraz University traces its roots to 1946, with the establishment of a
technical college An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...
aimed at training specialists in the medical sciences with a four-year program. Initially called the High Institute of Health, it developed into a
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in 1950. In 1953, the Namazi School of Nursing and the Colleges of Agriculture and Arts and Sciences were established. With the addition of the College of Engineering and College of Veterinary Medicine in 1954, the school was elevated to university-status and named after the reigning
Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty () is an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian royal dynasty that was the Pahlavi Iran, last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was abolished by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, Reza S ...
. Other units that were subsequently added were the Dental School in 1969, the Graduate School and College of Electronics in 1969, Dentistry in 1970, and the Colleges of Law and Education in 1977.


Pahlavi University

In 1960,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the ...
, Shah of Iran invited the atomic physicist Gaylord P. Harnwell, president of the
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(Penn), to come to Iran and examine Iran's higher education institutions. At the Shah's request, Harnwell prepared a report entitled ''A Pattern for a New University in Iran'', and the Shah subsequently decided that Penn would assist the Iranian government in transforming Pahlavi University into the only institution in Iran based on American-style higher education. The University of Pennsylvania thus became highly influential in shaping many of Pahlavi University's departments and institutions. Harnwell and Penn assisted the Iranian government in establishing American-style higher education by supervising the new university's academic and administrative system in its early years. Many faculty members from Penn were sent to Pahlavi University to teach and carry out research, and a widespread exchange program was established. The president of the University of Pennsylvania was awarded an honorary degree in Shiraz, in recognition of the help of ''Penn'' to Pahlavi University. The development of Pahlavi University, as it then was, was directly under the supervision and management of this renowned American university, to the point that the scientific and cultural relations between the two universities became one of the strongest scientific and cultural relationships between Iran and the United States. This continued until the last days of the Shah. In 1962,
Isa Sedigh Isa Sedigh (, also known as Sedigh Alam or Sadiq Aʿlam, "the knowledgeable Sadiq"; 1894–1978) was minister of education in Iran, and the third president of the University of Tehran. Early life and education Isa Sedigh was born in June 1894 in ...
became responsible for implementing the
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's models at Pahlavi University.Problems and Issues in Higher Education: Perspectives on Iran-United States Educational Relations and Influences
/ref> The development of many courses, the design and development of university campuses, the training of professors, and the establishment of many research institutes at Pahlavi University were all assigned to this Ivy League university. Later, during the administration of Houshang Nahavandi ( fa), the famous
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also participated in the formation and development of Pahlavi University. Pahlavi University became the first university in Iran to receive an international-level accreditation for its degrees, as well as the first Iranian university where a Nobel Prize winner gave a lecture. In the Pahlavi era, Shiraz was called the sister of
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in the United States.
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, scientist, peace activist, author, and winner of two Nobel Prizes, in Chemistry and Peace, came to Nowruz in Iran in 1975 at the invitation of the Iranian Society of Chemists to deliver a speech to the first Iranian Congress of Chemists. This congress was held at Pahlavi University. The university was also the first in Iran to have a board of trustees. The members of this board were the minister of the court, the minister of culture, the chancellor of the university, the governor of Fars, the CEO of the Planning Organization, the CEO of the
National Iranian Oil Company The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; ) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran. NIOC was established in 1951 and restructured under The Consorti ...
, and between nine and fifteen others, competent cultural and financial personalities and captains of industry, chosen by the Ministry of Court and Culture, with the approval of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and appointed for a period of six months. The chairman of the board of trustees was the minister of the court, and in his absence the minister of culture. This board of trustees was the legal representative of the university at that time, and all scientific, technical, educational, financial, administrative and employment affairs of the university were managed under its supervision. Later, after the
Iranian revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...
of 1979, ministers
Mostafa Moeen Mostafa Moeen (; born 1 April 1951 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian politician, professor of pediatrics, and a human rights activist who is currently founder and president of the Front for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. He was a presi ...
and
Reza Malekzadeh Reza Malekzadeh (; born 1952 in Kazerun, Fars province, Pahlavi Iran) is an Iranian medical scientist and gastroenterologist. Career Malekzadeh studied medicine at Shiraz University. He continued his studies to become specialized in Internal Me ...
, both university alumni, introduced a similar system for other universities in Iran.


After revolution

After the 1979
Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Im ...
overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty, drastic changes were implemented at all universities. The name of Pahlavi University was immediately changed to Shiraz University. All universities were closed for three years in a so-called Iran's Cultural Revolution of 1980-1987 to Islamize all the universities. Later in 1986, the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education took over the schools related to health and medical sciences including mainly Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Nursing which resulted in the separation of these schools from the university campus and the establishment of
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) () is a public medical school located in Shiraz, Iran. Since its inauguration in 1946, SUMS has always been ranked among top medical schools in Iran. Currently, more than 10,000 students are studying ...
. Also in 2004, former Electronic Industries College which was originally founded in 1968, was named Shiraz University of Technology as an independent university. Since then, Shiraz University acted as "The Mother/Maternal University" () and became responsible for the establishment of many later founded universities in the south of Iran including Hormozgan,
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in
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, Yasouj, Shiraz University of Technology,
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, Shiraz University of Arts among others. Shiraz University is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating 166 universities and institutes of higher education in Fars province. Shiraz University also pioneered many PhD programs for the first time in Iran. Among them are
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and Chemistry-Physics.


Seal

The official seal of the Shiraz University serves as the signature and symbol of authenticity on documents issued by the university. Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a logo was used as the official logo of Pahlavi University inspired by
Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...
. The logo was inscribed with two words; Wisdom and Endeavor. However, after the revolution, this logo was also changed. After the Revolution, the later seal designed by the current faculty of Department of Arts, Bahman Feizabi inspired by the logo designed for the
Asia Institute The Asia Institute (1928–1979) was an American organization in support of research and interest in Persian art and archaeology; and starting in 1964 it was funded by the Pahlavi-era Iran. Two remnants from the Asia Institute are the ''Bulletin ...
. File:Dpc1599-1.jpg, The Asia Institute Seal File:Daneshgah shiraz.jpg, Shiraz University Seal


Campus


Eram Paradise Campus (main campus)

Shiraz University has the second-biggest campus in
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. The Eram Hill lands mostly owned by Shirazi tycoons
Mohammad Namazi Mohammad Namazi was the founder of Namazi Hospital, which he founded in 1955 in Shiraz, Iran. He was born in Kazerun Kazerun () is a city in the northwest of Fars Province in Iran and the center of Kazerun County. This city has an ancie ...
and Zabihollah Ghorban dedicated to university and was initially designed by American architect
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, who also designed the
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. Later in 1968 during the further constructing of the university campus and while Shiraz was getting ready to host its first
Shiraz Arts Festival The Shiraz Festival of Arts (Persian language, Persian: جشنواره هنر شیراز) was an annual international summer arts festival, held in Iran bringing about the encounter between the East and the West. It was held from 1967 to 1977 in ...
, many Iranian visual artists including
Parviz Tanavoli Parviz Tanavoli (; born 1937) is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school of art, a neo-traditionalist art movement. Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sa ...
,
Sohrab Sepehri Sohrab Sepehri ( 7 October 1928 – 21 April 1980; ) was a notable Iranian poet and painter. He is considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhav ...
, Abolghasem Saeedi, Bahman Mohasses and Hossein Zenderoudi got involved designing artistic elements and wall paintings for the amphitheater, self-service dining and outside the campus. In 1969, during the first Shiraz art festival, with the suggestion and invitation of
Farah Pahlavi Farah Pahlavi (; []; born 14 October 1938) is the former Queen and last Empress () of Pahlavi Iran and is the third wife and widow of the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. She was born into a prosperous Ira ...
, then Queen of Iran a complex was designed by renowned contemporary architect,
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, for Shiraz Museum of Arts. The project halted due to the sudden death of Aalto in 1976. In 2016
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and Finnish embassy in Iran contacted Shiraz University regarding full documentation of design drafts by Aalto himself. In 2018, Shiraz Municipality and a two Iranian and Finnish investing partners got involved in project although the project halted once again because of new sanctions and lack of budget. After more than 70 years, the university campus originally designed plan for central dormitory and school buildings is still not completed and is under construction under multi-year planning. After the 1979 revolution, many lands owned by the university divided due to different causes such as separation of
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) () is a public medical school located in Shiraz, Iran. Since its inauguration in 1946, SUMS has always been ranked among top medical schools in Iran. Currently, more than 10,000 students are studying ...
, insufficiency of maintenance costs, lack of budget, urban planning, or other reasons.


The Asia Institute

In 1966, the
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based Asia Institute under
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re-established itself under the university supervision at Narenjestan Museum.'' Iranica Online''
Asia Institute
/ref> With the death of Pope, the management of the institute was entrusted to
Richard Nelson Frye Richard Nelson Frye (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American scholar of Iranian studies, Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of inte ...
. Before that, due to the Pope's close relationship with the Iranian royal family, the institute had autonomy, but after him, it went completely under the supervision of the Pahlavi University of Shiraz. This caused tensions in the institution. Among them, Houshang Nahavandi, then chancellor of Pahlavi University, claimed that Gluck, a member of the institute, was involved in smuggling Iranian antiques to Japan and demanded his removal. On the other hand, after receiving the title of professorship from
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, Frye had less time to attend the institute. Despite all this, the research and educational activities of the institute continued. In 1971, on the eve of the celebrations of the
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, the Asian Institute held a large seminar entitled "Iranian Studies" in Shiraz. In 1975, the institute's contract with Dr. Frye ended and Mahyar Navabi, who had previously been the executive director of the institute, was appointed president of the institute. He was the first Iranian president of the Asian Institute of Pahlavi University. At this time, the institute moved from Narenjestan to a larger building on the university campus and became a part of the university's linguistics department.


Biruni Observatory

Abu Reihan Biruni Observatory was set up and established by
Yousef Sobouti Yousef Sobouti (, born 23 August 1932 in Zanjan, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian astrophysicist, theoretical physicist. Biography He got his undergraduate degree from Tehran University. In 1960 he received his MSc degree in physics from Univ ...
in collaboration with
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and Robert H. Koch in 1975. The idea to build this center was proposed by Yousef Sobouti in the late 1960s to promote observational astronomy and training a new generation of astronomers in Iran before building a large national telescope. In Fall 1969, Robert H. Koch (1929–2010), the head of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics of the University of Pennsylvania, visited Shiraz to evaluate a possible construction of an observatory for Shiraz University. He encouraged Shiraz University and proposed his suggestions for developing Astronomy in Iran. The idea pursued by Sobouti and in 1972, the telescope was finally ordered from the Astro Mechanics company in the United States of America with a cost of about 50K US dollars. Also, in 1976, Iranian Lady Shahla Solhju, one of Iran's very first female professional astronomers, became the first co-director of Abu Reihan Observatory. The activities of this center have more or less continued over the past decades.


Libraries

Mulla Sadra Library was established in the early 1960s as the central library for Shiraz University and began its activities as a university library. Mulla Sadra Library is one of the richest university libraries due to its very scarce resources including books, dissertations, and publications and is considered as the only hub for maintaining basic science resources in the south of the country. Now, with valuable collections of Persian and Latin books and reference books, archives of old and new magazines and newspapers, documents and manuscripts, and electronic scientific resources, it is one of the prominent university libraries in the country. The total infrastructure of the current building of the Central Library and Documentation Center is about 11,000 square meters and is designed on four floors. Also, in 1964, with the establishment of the School of Engineering, the library started working with 22 volumes of dictionary books in the vicinity of the classrooms of Engineering Building No. 1. After the development of the faculty building, this library had a study hall, a publication hall, and a limited number of librarians on the second floor of Engineering School No. 1. The new building of the library named after
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, a prominent Muslim mathematician and the father of algebra and arithmetic, with an area of 7220 square meters in eight and a half sections and different sections, was put into operation in 1992. The complex has an amphitheater, central heating, and cooling system, central automatic fire extinguishing system, emergency power system, and many other facilities. Kharazmi Library has one of the richest technical and engineering resources in the country and has a capacity of 700 people at a time.


Academic profile


Reputation

The university is known to be strict and usually, the grade point average (GPA) of students is lower than their peers in other Iranian universities. Shiraz University is well known as a tough university with a low GPA especially in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical engineering. As such, many students of Shiraz University believe their grades do not reflect their academic performance.


Ranking

According to a report by the
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published in 2010 and 2011, Shiraz University ranked 6th respectively between 64 and 68 non-medical universities and institutions in Iran. It was also one of the top three non-technical and non-medical universities along with the
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and
Tarbiat Modares University Tarbiat Modares University (: ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modarres'', lit. "Professor Training University") is a graduate public university located in Tehran, Iran. Faculties Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) was established in 1982 and is a comp ...
in a 2012 ranking. According to the 2017 rankings of the best universities given by the Times Higher Education, Shiraz University has been ranked in the top 3 universities in Iran. In 2016 only eight universities from Iran were included in this ranking, whereas in 2017, fourteen universities from Iran were among the top universities rankings. Based on these rankings, Shiraz University became the best comprehensive university in Iran. Besides, regarding the 2019 rankings of the best universities given by the Times Higher Education (THE), Shiraz University's Computer discipline has been ranked in the top 3 universities in Iran. Also, based on the teaching criterion of the ranking in Computer Science, Shiraz University has achieved the first rank in Iran.


Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame members

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame is a formal ceremony to honor influential contemporary scientific and cultural eminence. Many faculty and alumni have been receiving the award. Among them are: * Mahmoud Yaghoubi – Mechanical Engineering * Mansour Rastegar Fasaei – Persian Literature and Iranology * Habib Firouzabadi – Chemistry * Keramatollah Izadpanah – Agriculture and Virology * Afsaneh Safavi – Chemistry * Saeed Sohrabpour – Mechanical Engineering * Ali Akbar Hosseini Sarvi – Educational Psychology * Arsalan Ghahramani – Civil Engineering (Geotechnics) * Mansour Taheri -Chemical Engineering * Jafar Mehrad – Library and Information Science * Mohammad Mehdi Alishahi – Aerospace Engineering


Athletics

The first university horse manege was opened at Shiraz University in 2011. Championship and public sports, dormitory, boys The General Department of Physical Education under the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology allocates substantial funds to enhance the sports landscape, focusing on the construction of stadiums, complexes, sports clubs, and the provision of sports equipment. It assumes a crucial role in catering to the diverse needs of affiliated entities, emphasizing sports and related activities. The Department of Championship and General Sports, housed within the ''Boys' Dormitory of Shiraz University's Physical Education Management'', is dedicated to planning and executing comprehensive sports programs. These initiatives aim to promote healthy recreation among male students and encompass various tasks: # Provision of public sports services, including daily sports activities, free access to university sports facilities, and organizing public sports festivals. # Offering championship sports services by recruiting and forming select student sports teams for regional competitions and Olympiads. # Fostering continuous student participation in diverse sports activities. # Implementation of educational programs across various disciplines. # Organization and oversight of sports competitions to ensure their smooth execution. # Supplying necessary sports equipment at the university level. # Support for talented sports students. # Delegating executive responsibilities to students and encouraging volunteerism to strengthen associations. These efforts collectively contribute to the development and promotion of sports culture within the university community.


Notable people


Chancellors


Notable faculty and alumni

* Bizhan Aarabi, neurosurgeon *
Asadollah Alam Asadollah Alam (; 24 July 1919 – 14 April 1978) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician who was Prime Minister of Iran, prime minister under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah from 1962 to 1964. He was also minister of Royal Court, p ...
, former chancellor, a close advisor of Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the ...
*
Masoud Alimohammadi Massoud Ali-Mohammadi (; 24 August 1959 – 12 January 2010) was an Iranian quantum field theorist and elementary-particle physicist and a distinguished professor of elementary particle physics at the University of Tehran's Department of Phys ...
, assassinated professor of quantum and elementary-particle physics *
Ali Babachahi Ali Babachahi (; born 10 November 1942) is an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic. Babachahi is one of Iran's most prominent postmodern writers and poets, and has published over 50 literary works in various forms. From 1989 ...
. poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic *
Iraj Bashiri Iraj Bashiri (; born July 31, 1940) is professor of history at the University of Minnesota, United States, and one of the leading scholars in the fields of Central Asian studies and Iranian studies. Fluent in English, Persian language, Persian, ...
, professor of history, University of Minnesota *
Hossein Baharvand Hossein Baharvand is an Iranian stem cell and developmental biologist. He received his B.Sc. in biology from Shiraz University in 1994, and M.Sc. in Developmental Biology from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran in 1996. He then obtained his Ph.D ...
, stem cell and developmental biologist and director of
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*
Seifollah Dad Seifollah Dad (; 2 October 1955 – 29 August 2009) was an Iranian screenwriter and director. He was born in Khurramshahr and studied sociology at Shiraz University. He made his directorial debut with ''Under the Rain'' in 1985, and his second fi ...
, screenwriter and filmmaker and former Administrator of Iranian Organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs *
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (; born 9 May 1945) is an Iranian conservative and principlist politician and former chairman of the Parliament. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was the first non-cleric in the post sinc ...
, Iranian politician and former chairman of the
Iranian parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...
* Sattar Hashemi, faculty, current Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Iran as of 2024. * Mansoor Hekmat, Iranian Marxist theorist and leader of the worker-communist movement * Saleh Hosseini, retired professor of literature, translator, and critic *
Ahmad Jalali Ahmad Jalali (, born 1949 in Shahroud) is an Iranian scholar and philosopher. He authored a dozen articles in social, cultural, historical, philosophical, political and international fields. Jalali was instrumental in registering five Iranian sit ...
, Iranian scholar and philosopher *
Mohsen Kadivar Mohsen Kadivar (; born 8 June 1959) is a mujtahid, Islamic theologian, philosopher, writer, leading intellectual reformist, and research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. A political Iranian dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal criti ...
, philosopher *
Fatemeh Keshavarz Fatemeh Keshavarz Ph.D. () is an Iranian academic, Rumi and Persian studies scholar, and a poet in Persian and English. She is the Roshan Chair of Persian Studies and Director of the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryl ...
, academic, Rumi and Persian studies scholar, poet *
Maryam Keshavarz Maryam Keshavarz (), is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent. She is best known for her 2011 film ''Circumstance (2011 film), Circumstance'' distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance ...
, filmmaker * Leonard Lewisohn, an American author, translator and lecturer in the area of Islamic studies and a specialist in Persian language and Sufi literature. * Ebadollah S. Mahmoodian, Professor of Mathematics,
Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...
* Hassan Makaremi, Iranian artist, painter, and calligrapher, psychoanalyst, and Human Rights Activist *
Reza Malekzadeh Reza Malekzadeh (; born 1952 in Kazerun, Fars province, Pahlavi Iran) is an Iranian medical scientist and gastroenterologist. Career Malekzadeh studied medicine at Shiraz University. He continued his studies to become specialized in Internal Me ...
, Iranian medical scientist and a gastroenterologist and former Minister of Health *
Mostafa Moeen Mostafa Moeen (; born 1 April 1951 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian politician, professor of pediatrics, and a human rights activist who is currently founder and president of the Front for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. He was a presi ...
, Iranian politician and Iran's former Minister of Culture and Higher Education and Minister of Science, Research and Technology *
Ata'ollah Mohajerani Sayyid Ata'ollah Mohajerani (, also Romanized as Atā'ollāh Mohājerāni; born 24 July 1954) is an Iranian journalist, author, and reformist politician. Mohajerani served as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran under President Moham ...
, former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance during
Khatami Mohammad Khatami (born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992. Later, he was critic ...
's first presidency *
Ebrahim Nabavi Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi (; 13 November 1958 – 15 January 2025) was an Iranian satirist, writer, diarist and researcher. He contributed to the news website ''Gooya'' and the online newspaper ''Rooz'', and had a satirical program for the website a ...
, satirist, writer, diarist, and researcher *
Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari () is former President of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran. He is a physicist and professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Iran. After obtaining his B.Sc. in 1984, M.Sc. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1992 under Yousef Sobouti ...
, professor of physics, University of Zanjan *
Reza Negarestani Reza Negarestani (born 1977) is an Iranian philosopher and writer, known for "pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his book" ''Cyclonopedia'' which was published in 2008. It was listed in Artforum as one of the best books of 2009. Negar ...
, philosopher and writer, alumnus, and former lecturer of mathematics in Shiraz University. *
Richard Nelson Frye Richard Nelson Frye (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American scholar of Iranian studies, Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of inte ...
, Director of the famous "Asia Institute" in Shiraz, and faculty member of Pahlavi University * Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, professor of metallurgy at
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and its former chancellor * Andranik Ovassapian, Iranian-Armenian and American anesthesiologist * Bahram Parsaei, businessman, politician and former representative of Shiraz electoral district in Iranian Parliament. * Pouria Poursorkh, actor *
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, filmmaker * Moniro Ravanipour, Iranian-American writer * Sohrab Rohani, The winners of the 2008 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
OSPE
, Chair of Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at
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* Gholamhossein Saber, painter, photographer, and teacher. *
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, linguist and translator, studied Chemical Engineering before moving to Tehran to study German language and literature. *
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, Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archeology *
Yousef Sobouti Yousef Sobouti (, born 23 August 1932 in Zanjan, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian astrophysicist, theoretical physicist. Biography He got his undergraduate degree from Tehran University. In 1960 he received his MSc degree in physics from Univ ...
, Faculty, Iranian physicist and former head of Physics Department at Shiraz University. * Saeed Sohrabpour, Former faculty and alumnus, full professor of Mechanical Engineering and former chancellor of
Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...
and
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*
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, former Minister of Communications *
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, economist and former deputy director of the Planning and Budget Organization * Alireza Tahmasbi, former Minister of Mines and Industry * Jafar Towfighi, academic, former Minister and Minister senior consultant of Science, Research and Technology * Mehdi Zeinoddin, former major general during
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* Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, former Minister of Culture and Higher Education and Minister of Science, Research and Technology File:Ataollah Mohajerani, 2012 (cropped).jpg, Ataollah Mohajerani: former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance during
Khatami Mohammad Khatami (born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992. Later, he was critic ...
's first presidency. File:Asadollah Alam (cropped).jpg,
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: former chancellor, close advisor of Shah
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: Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archeology. File:Nabavi confess (cropped).jpg,
Ebrahim Nabavi Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi (; 13 November 1958 – 15 January 2025) was an Iranian satirist, writer, diarist and researcher. He contributed to the news website ''Gooya'' and the online newspaper ''Rooz'', and had a satirical program for the website a ...
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Hossein Baharvand Hossein Baharvand is an Iranian stem cell and developmental biologist. He received his B.Sc. in biology from Shiraz University in 1994, and M.Sc. in Developmental Biology from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran in 1996. He then obtained his Ph.D ...
: stem cell and developmental biologist and director of
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Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof (; born 16 November 1972) is an Iranian independent filmmaker who lives in exile in Europe. He is known for several award-winning films, including '' The Twilight'' (2002), '' Iron Island'' (2005), '' Goodbye'' (2011)'','' '' Ma ...
:
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nominated independent filmmaker and winner of
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at
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Mohsen Kadivar Mohsen Kadivar (; born 8 June 1959) is a mujtahid, Islamic theologian, philosopher, writer, leading intellectual reformist, and research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. A political Iranian dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal criti ...
: philosopher, leading intellectual reformist, and professor of Islamic Studies. File:Moniro Ravanipour in Vancouver, Canada (cropped).jpg, Moniro Ravanipour: famed Iranian writer File:Mostafa moein.jpg,
Mostafa Moeen Mostafa Moeen (; born 1 April 1951 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian politician, professor of pediatrics, and a human rights activist who is currently founder and president of the Front for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. He was a presi ...
: Iranian politician and Iran's former Minister of Culture and Higher Education and Minister of Science, Research and Technology File:Reza Negarestani (cropped).jpg,
Reza Negarestani Reza Negarestani (born 1977) is an Iranian philosopher and writer, known for "pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his book" ''Cyclonopedia'' which was published in 2008. It was listed in Artforum as one of the best books of 2009. Negar ...
: philosopher, writer and current director of the critical philosophy program at The New Centre for Research & Practice.


See also

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List of Islamic educational institutions Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include: Historical institutions in continuous operations Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation: * University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, th ...
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Education in Iran Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also f ...
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Higher Education in Iran Iran has a network of Private University, private, Public University, public, and state-affiliated universities offering degrees in higher education. State-run universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Ministry of Science ...
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List of Iranian scientists The following is a list of Iranian scientists, engineers, and scholars who lived from antiquity up until the beginning of the modern age. A * Abdul Qadir Gilani (12th century) theologian and philosopher * Abu al-Qasim Muqane'i (10th century) ...
* Modern Iranian scientists and engineers


References


External links

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Shiraz University Central Library

Shiraz University International Campus
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