List of University of Tehran people
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Here is a list of notable people affiliated with the University of Tehran
and Tehran University of Medical Sciences
, commonly including alumni, chancellors, current and former faculty members, students, and others.
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...
and Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- General and History :Tehran University of Medical Sciences is the largest and "most distinguished", and most highly ranked medical school of Iran. In September 2008, the health minister of Iran - General and History :Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) is the largest and "most...
, commonly including alumni, chancellors, current and former faculty members, students, and others.
Academics
- Hossein BashiriyehHossein BashiriyehHossein Bashiriyeh, is an Iranian scholar in political theory and political sociology, who was born in 1953 in Hamdan, Iran.He has a B.A. from Tehran University, an M.A. from Essex University and a Ph.D...
, political scientist now a visiting professor at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsThe Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
, Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... - Mohammad Bagher GhalibafMohammad Bagher GhalibafMohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is the current Mayor of Tehran, Iran.-Early life and military career:Ghalibaf was born to a Khorasani Kurdish father and a Persian mother. At the age of nineteen, he was one of the commanders of the defense forces during the Iran–Iraq War...
, professor of political geography and Mayor of Tehran - Mehdi BazarganMehdi BazarganMehdi Bazargan was a prominent Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government, making him Iran's first prime minister after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He was the head of the first engineering department of Tehran University...
, head of the engineering department, former Prime Minister of Iran - Ali Akbar VelayatiAli Akbar VelayatiAli Akbar Velayati is an Iranian politician, academic and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1997...
, professor of medicine - Hossein Gol-e-GolabHossein Gol-e-GolabHossein Gol-e-Golab Hossein Gol-e-Golab Hossein Gol-e-Golab (Persian حسین گل گلاب also given as Hosayn Golgolab, (1895 - March 12, 1984) was a polymath Iranian scholar and musician who wrote the nationalist anthem Ey Iran....
, professor - Mahmoud HessabyMahmoud HessabySayyed Mahmoud Hessaby was a prominent Iranian scientist, researcher and distinguished professor of University of Tehran...
, professor of physics - Professor Parviz Jabehdar MaralaniParviz Jabehdar MaralaniParviz Jabehdar Maralani is an Iranian university engineering professor and fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Iran.-Biography:Prof. Jabehdar received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering From Tehran University , his M.S. degree in Electrical And Computer Engineering from...
, Professor of Electrical Engineering - Caro LucasCaro LucasCaro Lucas was a renowned Iranian- Armenian scientist. His many areas of contribution to Iranian scientific society include biological computing, computational intelligence, uncertain systems, intelligent control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, multiagent systems, swarm intelligence, data mining,...
, Intelligent Control professor - Abbas MilaniAbbas MilaniAbbas Malekzadeh Milani is an Iranian-American historian and author. Milani is a visiting professor of Political Science and the director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University. He is also a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at Stanford University's...
, former professor, currently a Research Fellow at the Hoover InstitutionHoover InstitutionThe Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
and Director of Iranian StudiesIranian StudiesIranian studies , is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of the Iranian people. It is a part of the wider field of Oriental studies....
at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... - Mohammad Mosaddegh, taught in law faculty, former Prime Minister of Irane
- Professor Sayyed Hosein Nasr, philosopher, Dean of Faculty, and Academic Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1968 to 1972
- Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, professor of philosophy
- Ali Ardashir Larijani, professor of philosophy
- Mohsen Vaziri-MoghaddamMohsen Vaziri-MoghaddamMohsen Vaziri is an Iranian painter and a professor of art.-Education:In 1946 he received Diploma of Fine Arts Academy from the University of Tehran. In 1955 he moved to Italy for further studies...
, professor of art - Mohammad-Nabi SarboloukiMohammad-Nabi Sarboloukithumb|right|Mohammad Nabi Sarbolouki, prominent scientist and educatorMohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki was a distinguished Iranian biophysicist and polymer chemist and one of the most influential individuals behind modern scientific movement in Iran. He was known as the inventor of a DNA vehicle called...
, professor of biophysics - Hamid Soltanian-ZadehHamid Soltanian-ZadehHamid Soltanian-Zadeh was born in Yazd in 1960. He received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering: electronics from the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran in 1986 and MSE and PhD degrees in electrical engineering: systems and bio-electrical sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann...
, professor of Electrical Engineering - Mohammad Abdollahi, Professor of Toxicology & Pharmacology; Laureate of IAS-COMSTECH 2005 Award in Pharmacology & Toxicology http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9232-2008
- Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-ShavaziMohammad Jalal Abbasi-ShavaziMohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi is an Iranian academic who is Associate Professor of the Department of Demography and Chair of the Division of Population Research of the University of Tehran....
, Professor of Demography
Chancellors
- 1. Dr. Ali-Akabr Hekmat from 1934 to 1938
- 2. Dr. Ismail Merat from 1938 to 1941
- 3. Dr. Issa Sadigh-Alam
- 4. Dr. M. Tadayyon
- 5. Dr. M. Adl
- 6. Dr. Ali-Akbar Siassi from 1942 to 1954
- 7. Dr. Manuchehr Eqbal from 1954 to 1959
- 8. Dr. A. Farhad-Motamed from 1959 to 1962
- 9. Dr. J. Saleh from 1962 to
- 10. Dr. Fazlollah RezaFazlollah RezaFazlollah M. Reza is an Iranian university professor. He was born in Rasht, Iran.-Career:Reza graduated from Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran in 1938 by receiving his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering...
- 11. Dr. A. Aalikhani
- 12. Dr. Houchang Nahavandi from 1971 to 1977
- 13. Dr. A. Hooshang-Sharifi
- 14. Dr. Gh. Motamedi
- 15. Dr. A. Sheibani
- 16. Dr. M. MalekiMohammad MalekiMohammad Maleki is an Iranian academic and pro-democracy activist and former president of the University of Tehran....
- 17. Dr. H. Aarefi
- 18. Dr. A. Mehdizadeh-Shahri
- 19. Dr. A. Gorji
- 20. Dr. A. Sheibani
- 21. Dr. B. Yazdi-Samadi
- 22. Dr. M. Farhadi
- 23. E. Evini
- 24. Dr. H. Forootan
- 25. Dr. M. Rahimian
- 26. Dr. G. Afrooz
- 27. Dr. Mohammad Reza ArefMohammad Reza ArefMohammad Reza Aref is an Iranian academic, electrical engineer and politician and a professor at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Vice President of Iran under President Mohammad Khatami. He was succeeded by Parviz Dawoodi.Aref was a chancellor of the...
- 28. Dr. M. Khalili Araghi
- 29. Dr. R. Faraji-Dana
- 30. Ayatollah Amid Zanjani
- 31. Dr. Farhad RahbarFarhad RahbarDr Farhad Rahbar is an Iranian economist, and current Chancellor of the University of Tehran.Rahbar was a vice president of Iran and head of Management and Planning Organisation of Iran...
Scientists and Technology figures
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, alumnus, inventor of fuzzy logicFuzzy logicFuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic; it deals with reasoning that is approximate rather than fixed and exact. In contrast with traditional logic theory, where binary sets have two-valued logic: true or false, fuzzy logic variables may have a truth value that ranges in degree between 0 and 1...
- Moslem BahadoriMoslem BahadoriMoslem Bahadori is a contemporary Iranian medical scientist, distinguished pathologist and a university lecturer. In 1973, Bahadori along with Averill Abraham Liebow, reported the first case of plasma cell granuloma, a benign tumor of the lung.-Education and career:He studied medicine at medical...
, prominent physician and university lecturer - Davar M. BoghaeiDavar M. BoghaeiProfessor Davar M. Boghaei is a professor of inorganic chemistry at the School of Chemistry at Sharif University of Technology in Iran.He received his BSc from Tabriz University in 1971; his M.Sc. in Inorganic chemistry, Tehran University 1973, and his Ph.D. from University of Missouri, Columbia,...
, alumnus and university lecturer - Ahmad Reza DehpourAhmad Reza DehpourAhmad Reza Dehpour is an Iranian pharmacologist and biomedical scientist.Dehpour studied pharmacy at Tehran University and received a PhD degree in Pharmacology from Tehran Medical School...
, alumnus, professor, Iran's top researcher in biomedical sciences - Nader EnghetaNader EnghetaNader Engheta is an Iranian scientist and engineer. He has significantly contributed to novel artificial materials, photonics, nano-structured materials, novel graphene materials, and plasmonics....
, alumnus, inventor of Plasmonic cover - Abolhasan FarhoudiAbolhasan FarhoudiAbolhasan Farhoudi was a prominent Persian medical scientist, immunologist and pediatrician.Professor Farhoudi studied medicine at Tehran University where he continued his studies in the field of pediatrics...
, physician specializing in immunologyImmunologyImmunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
and pediatricsPediatricsPediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician... - Hassan FarsamHassan FarsamHassan Farsam is an Iranian pharmacist and medical chemist. He studied pharmacy at Tehran University and became a medical chemistry specialist in 1960. Farsam received post doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Paris University and University of California...
, alumnus and university lecturer - Behzad GhorbaniBehzad GhorbaniBehzad Ghorbani is an Iranian zoologist and the first Iranian planarialogist. He graduated from the University of Tehran and Shahid Beheshti University...
, alumnus, prominent biologist - Hossein Gol-e-GolabHossein Gol-e-GolabHossein Gol-e-Golab Hossein Gol-e-Golab Hossein Gol-e-Golab (Persian حسین گل گلاب also given as Hosayn Golgolab, (1895 - March 12, 1984) was a polymath Iranian scholar and musician who wrote the nationalist anthem Ey Iran....
, alumnus, professor - Mehdi GolshaniMehdi GolshaniMehdi Golshani is a contemporary Iranian theoretical physicist and philosopher and Professor of physics at Sharif University of Technology. He received his B.Sc. in Physics from Tehran University in 1959 and his Ph.D. in Physics with a specialization in particle physics in 1969 from the University...
, alumnus and university lecturer - Hamid JafarkhaniHamid JafarkhaniHamid Jafarkhani , born in 1966 in Tehran, is a Chancellor's Professor in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Irvine's Henry Samueli School of Engineering...
, alumnus and University lecturer - Ali JavanAli JavanAli Mortimer Javan , born December 26, 1926 in Tehran, Iran is an Iranian American inventor and physicist at MIT. He co-invented the gas laser in 1960, with William R. Bennett...
, inventor of gas laserLaserA laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
, alumnus - Kamaloddin JenabKamaloddin JenabKamaloddin Jenab was an Iranian pioneer physicist. He is often credited for founding academic experimental science in Iranian universities....
, physics pioneering faculty - Caro LucasCaro LucasCaro Lucas was a renowned Iranian- Armenian scientist. His many areas of contribution to Iranian scientific society include biological computing, computational intelligence, uncertain systems, intelligent control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, multiagent systems, swarm intelligence, data mining,...
, alumnus, Intelligent Control professor - Mohammad Ali MojtahediMohammad Ali MojtahediDr. Mohammad Ali Modjtahedi was an Iranian University professor and lifetime principal of the highly prestigious Alborz High School in Tehran, Iran....
, Founder of Sharif University of TechnologySharif University of TechnologySharif University of Technology is a university of higher education in technology, engineering and physical sciences in Tehran. Sharif University of Technology is one of the most prestigious universities in the country, and is considered Iran's MIT...
, and president of Alborz High SchoolAlborz High SchoolAlborz High School , is a college preparatory high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran. It is named after the Alborz mountain range north of Tehran.- History :...
and other universities such as Sharif Tech and Tehran polytechnicAmirkabir University of TechnologyAmirkabir University of Technology , formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universities and the first established technical university in Iran...
. Also served as faculty of mechanical engineeringMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at University of Tehran. - Toffy MusivandToffy MusivandTofy Mussivand is an Iranian physician and engineer and a cardiologist in Canada.He studied Medicine and Engineering at Tehran University and University of Alberta. Tofy Mussivand is known for the invention of Artificial Cardiac Pump. Cardiac pump or cardiac bypass pump or heart-lung machine...
, inventor of artificial cardiac pump, alumnus - Kaveh PahlavanKaveh PahlavanKaveh Pahlavan , is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a Professor of Computer Science, and Director of the Center for Wireless Information Network Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts....
, alumnus, one of the pioneer researchers in wireless networking - Samuel RahbarSamuel RahbarSamuel Rahbar is an Iranian born scientist who discovered the linkage between diabetes and HbA1C, a form of hemoglobin used primarily to identify plasma glucose concentration over time....
, who discovered HbA1C, alumnus - Yousef SoboutiYousef SoboutiYousef Sobouti |Zanjan]], Iran) is a contemporary Iranian theoretical physicist. He got his undergraduate degree from Tehran University. In 1960 he received his MSc degree in Physics from University of Toronto...
, founder of IASBS, alumnus - Saeed SohrabpourSaeed SohrabpourDr. Saeed Sohrabpour is an Iranian academic and the 15th chancellor of Sharif University of Technology from 1997 to 2010.He graduated from University of Tehran and later received his Ph.D...
, alumnus, President of the Sharif University of TechnologySharif University of TechnologySharif University of Technology is a university of higher education in technology, engineering and physical sciences in Tehran. Sharif University of Technology is one of the most prestigious universities in the country, and is considered Iran's MIT...
Intellectuals, scholars, and philosophers
- Jalal Al-e-AhmadJalal Al-e-AhmadJalal Al-e-Ahmad was a prominent Iranian writer, thinker, and social and political critic.-Personal life:...
, prominent intellectual, alumnus - William ChittickWilliam ChittickWilliam C. Chittick is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and has written extensively on the school of Ibn 'Arabi, Islamic philosophy, Shi'ism, and Islamic...
, alumnus - World famous philosopher Sayyed Hosein Nasr, was Dean of Faculty, and Academic Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1968 to 1972
- Elahi Qomshe'i, renowned philosopher and university lecturer
- Parviz VarjavandParviz VarjavandParviz Varjavand was a notable Iranian archaeologist, researcher, university professor and politician who was a prominent member of Iran National Front . -Early and political carrer:...
, alumnus and professor of Archeology - Peter J. Chelkowski, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
Linguists and literary figures
- Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Poet, Journalist, Politician, Historian and Professor of Persian Literature
- Mohammad Ali Eslami NodooshanMohammad Ali Eslami NodooshanMohammad Ali Eslami Nodooshan is an Iranian literary critic, translator and poet, and one of the most celebrated contemporary writers on culture and literature in Iran.-Life:...
, author, alumnus - Siavash KasraieSiavash KasraieSiavash Kasraie was an Iranian poet....
, poet, alumnus - Mohammad MoinMohammad MoinMohammad Moin was a prominent Iranian scholar of Persian literature and Iranian Studies....
, famous linguist and university lecturer - Fereydoun MotamedFereydoun MotamedAmir Ferydoon Motamed , 1917–1993, was an internationally-known professor and linguist, winner of the Louis de Broglie award, from the French Academy, and recipient of literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language.Fereydoon was son of famous Iranian...
, linguist, alumnus - Shahrnush ParsipurShahrnush ParsipurShahrnush Parsipur is an Iranian novelist. She is the daughter of an attorney in the Iranian Justice Ministry originally from Shiraz.-Biography:...
, novelist, alumnus - Ehsan YarshaterEhsan YarshaterEhsan Yarshater is the founder and director of The Center for Iranian Studies, and Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Columbia University. He was the first full-time professor of Persian at a U.S. university since World War II....
, Iranologist, alumnus - Abdolhossein ZarinkoobAbdolhossein ZarinkoobAbdolhossein Zarinkoob was a prominent scholar of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history....
, prominent Iranologist - Pegah AhmadiPegah AhmadiPegāh Ahmadi is an Iranian poet, scholar, literary critic and translator of poetry.Pegah Ahmadi was born in Tehran. She began writing poetry at the age of seven. At seventeen she made her début as a poet by the publication of a poem in the literary magazine Takāpu, edited by Mansur Kushān. Since...
, poet and literary critic - Shahriar Mandanipour, author, alumnus
Artists and musicians
- Hossein AlizadehHossein AlizadehHossein Alizadeh , is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician....
, musician and university lecturer, alumnus - Morteza AviniMorteza AviniSayyed Morteza Avini was an Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war.Avini was born in 1947 in Rey, south of Tehran...
, prominent photographer, alumnus - Mansooreh HosseiniMansooreh Hosseini-Life:At a young age, it was discovered that she had a talent for drawing , which compelled her father to hire a painting tutor to help her work to her potential. Later on, she was educated at the University of Tehran in the Faculty of Fine Arts, from which she graduated in 1949...
, artist, alumnus - Abbas KiarostamiAbbas KiarostamiAbbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...
, renown filmmaker, alumnus - Behjat SadrBehjat SadrBehjat Sadr was an Iranian painter whose works have been exhibited in major cities across the world, such as New York, Paris, and Rome. She was born to parents Mohammad Sadr Mahallati and Ghamar Amini Sadr in Arak in 1924. Sadr began her studies at the University of Tehran faculty of fine arts...
, artist, alumnus - Mohsen Vaziri-MoghaddamMohsen Vaziri-MoghaddamMohsen Vaziri is an Iranian painter and a professor of art.-Education:In 1946 he received Diploma of Fine Arts Academy from the University of Tehran. In 1955 he moved to Italy for further studies...
, alumnus, professor of art - Noreen MotamedNoreen MotamedNoreen Motamed is a Persian painter.Daughter of Fereydoun Motamed, she was born in Abadan, Iran and attended primary and secondary school in Tehran and graduated in first place from University of Tehran with a B.A. degree in Arts...
, alumnus, painter - Khosrow Shakibai, alumnus, Actor
Politicians
- Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, alumnus, former Vice President
- Jamshid AmuzegarJamshid AmuzegarDr. Jamshid Amouzegar is an Iranian economist, artist and politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 to 27 August 1978 when he resigned. Prior to that, he was Minister of Interior and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveida...
, alumnus, Prime Minister - Mohammad Reza ArefMohammad Reza ArefMohammad Reza Aref is an Iranian academic, electrical engineer and politician and a professor at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Vice President of Iran under President Mohammad Khatami. He was succeeded by Parviz Dawoodi.Aref was a chancellor of the...
, alumnus, former Vice President - Mohammad Beheshti, alumnus, Ayatollah
- Habibolah BitarafHabibolah BitarafHabibolah Bitaraf was Energy Minister of Iran for 8 years during the Mohammad Khatami presidency. He is a University of Tehran alumnus. During his serving as Energy minister, many huge national projects were launched such as numerous power plants and dam construction projects.-References:...
, alumnus, cabinet minister - Mostafa ChamranMostafa ChamranMostafa Chamran Savei was an Iranian scientist who served as first Defence Minister of post-revolutionary Iran and as member of parliament, as well as commander of paramilitary volunteers in Iran–Iraq War. He was killed during the war...
, alumnus, former Vice President and Minister of Defense - Rahman DadmanRahman DadmanRahman Dadman was an Iranian politician born in Ardabil. He was the Minister of Roads and Transportation, under President Mohammad Khatami until May 18, 2001 when he died in an air accident with about 30 other passengers in the crash of an Iranian YAK-40 plane, 13 miles from the city of Sari, Iran...
, alumnus, cabinet minister - Manuchehr Eghbal, alumnus, Prime Minister
- Hossein FatemiHossein FatemiHossein Fatemi was a scholar, journalist, and famous politician of Iran. A close associate of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, he proposed nationalization of Iranian oil and gas assets. Initially a journalist, he served as Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953...
, alumnus, former Minister of Foreign Affairs - Gholam Ali Haddad-AdelGholam Ali Haddad-AdelGholam Ali Haddad-Adel born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian philosopher, politician and former chairman of the Iranian parliament...
, alumnus, former chairman of the Iranian Parliament - Fatemeh HaghighatjouFatemeh HaghighatjouFatemeh Haghighatjoo, also spelled Haghighatjou and Haqiqatju is a reformist and a former member of the Iranian Parliament....
, former MP - Saeed HajjarianSaeed HajjarianSaeed Hajjarian is an Iranian intellectual, prominent journalist, pro-democracy activist and university lecturer. He has been an intelligence official, a member of Tehran's city council, and advisor to president Mohammad Khatami...
, alumnus, former Presidential advisor and reformist - Mustafa HijriMustafa HijriMustafa Hijri Mustafa Hijri Mustafa Hijri (Kurdish: Mistefa Hicrî, (born 1945) is the current General Secretary of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) and is based in Northern Iraq.-Political life:...
, alumnus, current leader of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. - Mohammed Ali Jafari, alumnus, current IRGC Chief Commander
- Mehdi KarroubiMehdi KarroubiMehdi Karroubi is an influential Iranian reformist politician, democracy activist, mojtahed, and chairman of the National Trust Party. He was Chairman of the parliament from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections.He is a founding...
, alumnus, reformist politician and chairman of National Trust Party - Kamal KharraziKamal KharraziSeyed Kamal Kharazi is an Iranian politician and diplomat who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 20, 1997 to August 24, 2005 as appointed by President Mohammad Khatami serving for eight years...
, alumnus, cabinet minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of IranMinister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Cabinet member in charge....
. - Mohammad KhatamiMohammad KhatamiSayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...
, alumnus, former President of Iran - Mohammad Reza KhatamiMohammad Reza KhatamiSeyyed Mohammad Reza Khatami is an Iranian politician and nephrologist.He was the first Secretary-General of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, the largest Iranian reformist party. He is now a member of the central council of the party...
, alumnus, former Secretary-General of the Islamic Iran Participation Front. - Ahmad KhorramAhmad KhorramAhmad Khorram is Iranian politician.Khorram was the Minister of Roads and Transportation, under President Mohammad Khatami, until October 3, 2004, when he was impeached by the Majlis of Iran by 188 votes out of 258 present members of the parliament...
, alumnus, cabinet minister - Elaheh KoulaeiElaheh KoulaeiElaheh Koulaei is an Iranian political scientist, reformist intellectual.Dr Koulaei is professor of political science at Tehran University and a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front...
, current professor, former Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Ali LarijaniAli LarijaniAli Ardashir Larijani is an Iranian philosopher, politician and the chairman of the Iranian parliament. Larijani was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from August 15, 2005 to October 20, 2007, appointed to the position by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,replacing Hassan Rowhani...
, Iran's current top nuclear negotiator and former president of IRIB. - Alireza Marandi, alumnus and academic, current Member of Iranian Parliament (Majlis).
- Hassan Ali MansurHassan Ali MansurHasan-ali Mansur was an Iranian liberal and politician who was Prime Minister from 1963 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was assassinated by a member of the Fadayan-e Islam....
, alumnus, Prime Minister - Mohsen MirdamadiMohsen MirdamadiMohsen Mirdamadi, was an organizer of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, a member of the parliament of Iran from 2000-2004, and the "head of the largest pro-reform party" in Iran, Islamic Iran Participation Front since 2006....
, alumnus, Secretary-General of the Islamic Iran Participation FrontIslamic Iran Participation FrontThe Islamic Iran Participation Front is a reformist political party in Iran...
. - Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, alumnus, former head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran
- Heydar Moslehi, alumnus, current head of Ministry of Intelligence in Iran
- Manuchehr Mottaki, current Minister of Foreign Affairs of IranMinister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Cabinet member in charge....
. - Mir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the seventy-ninth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a Reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election...
, alumnus, Prime Minister - Bijan Namdar ZangenehBijan Namdar ZangenehBijan Namdar Zangeneh is an Iranian politician.Zangeneh was born in the western city of Kermanshah in 1953. He spent his early school years in his hometown before moving to Tehran where he received his high school diploma...
, alumnus, cabinet minister - Mohsen NourbakhshMohsen NourbakhshSeyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh was an Iranian economist, most famous as Governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the former Minister of Economic and Finance of Iran.-Personal Life and Education:...
, alumnus, former Governor of the Central Bank, cabinet minister, former Member of Parliament - Zahra RahnavardZahra RahnavardZahra Rahnavard is an Iranian artist and politician.-Early life:Rahnavard was born in Borujerd, Iran. Her father Haj-Fathali was a Fundamentalist Sh'ia and anti-Communist. After hearing of a gathering of Sh'ia clerics in Iran, Haj-Fathali emigrated to Khomein, Markazi Province where Zahra was born...
, alumnus, politician and artist, wife of Mir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the seventy-ninth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a Reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election...
. - Massoud RajaviMassoud RajaviMassoud Rajavi , is the president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and the leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran , an opposition organization active inside and outside of Iran. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq...
, alumnus, leader of PMOI. - Abdollah RamezanzadehAbdollah RamezanzadehDr. Abdollah Ramezanzadeh , also spelled Ramazanzadeh, is an Iranian academic, writer and politician.He is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Muhammad Khatami.Ramezanzadeh is an assistant professor in faculty of Law and...
, current professor, spokesman for president KhatamiKhatami-Politicians:* Mohammad Khatami , Iranian reformist President, former President of Iran * Mohammad Reza Khatami , Iranian reformist politician, Vice Speaker of Iranian Parliament and brother of Mohammad Khatami...
's administration. - Mohsen RezaeeMohsen RezaeeMohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed, also spelled Rezai and Rezaie , born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed , is an Iranian politician, economist and former military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
, alumnus, current secretary of the Expediency Council, former IRGC Chief Commander - Ezzatollah SahabiEzzatollah SahabiEzzatollah Sahabi was an Iranian scholar, humanitarian, democracy activist, politician and former parliament member. He was famous for his political-economical social analysis, and also for the many years of imprisonment in both the pre-revolution and post-revolution eras...
, alumnus, politician - Ebrahim SheibaniEbrahim SheibaniEbrahim Sheibani is an Iranian economist who is currently the Iranian Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia. His previous positions include governor of the Central Bank of Iran and secretary general under the late Mohsen Nourbakhsh.He also served as the chairman of the money and credit...
, alumnus, current Iranian Ambassador, former Governor of the Central Bank - Mostafa TajzadehMostafa TajzadehSeyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh is an Iranian progressive, reformist politician, and a member of Islamic Iran Participation Front .-Political career:...
, alumnus, former vice minister - Marzieh Vahid-DastjerdiMarzieh Vahid-DastjerdiMarzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is an Iranian university professor and former parliamentarian, who is Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education....
, alumnus, current Minister of Health and Medical Education in Iran - Ali Akbar VelayatiAli Akbar VelayatiAli Akbar Velayati is an Iranian politician, academic and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1997...
, alumnus, cabinet minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of IranMinister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Cabinet member in charge....
. - Ebrahim YazdiEbrahim YazdiEbrahim Yazdi is an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest to the Iran hostage crisis...
, alumnus, former Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary-General of the Freedom Movement of IranFreedom Movement of IranThe Freedom Movement of Iran is an Iranian political organization which was founded in 1961 by Mehdi Bazargan, Mahmoud Taleghani, Yadollah Sahabi, Mostafa Chamran, Ali Shariati, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh and some other political or religious figures...
. - Javad Zarif, alumnus, Iran's former ambassador to the United Nations
Others
- Ahmad BatebiAhmad BatebiAhmad Batebi is a former prisoner of conscience. During his studies at the University of Tehran he gained international fame for his appearance on the July 17, 1999 cover of The Economist magazine, holding up a shirt splattered with the blood of a fellow protester.The photo, which has been called...
, alumnus, human rights activist - Amir Farshad EbrahimiAmir Farshad EbrahimiAmir Farshad Ebrahimi is a former member of Quds Force of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and is currently a peace and human rights activist living in Germany.-Paramilitary career:...
, alumnus, human rights activist - Heydar Ghiaï-ChamlouHeydar GhiaiHeydar Gholi Khan Ghiaï-Chamlou who graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1952, was known as a pioneer of modern architecture in Iran.He designed the Senate House, the Royal Tehran Hilton Hotel, several train stations, cinemas, various civic and government buildings and the first series of...
, alumnus, prominent architect, professor of architecture (Atelier Ghiaï) from 1953 to 1975 - Janet Kohan-SedqJanet Kohan-SedqJanet Cohansedgh is a former Iranian athlete who died at the height of her career. She was a national champion and holder of a number of records in the early and mid-1960s. A graduate of the Anushiravan High School, she received a degree in physical education from the University of Tehran. Her...
, alumnus, athlete - Nasser MoghadamNasser MoghadamLieutenant General Nasser Moghadam was the fourth and last chief of SAVAK . He succeeded General Nematollah Nassiri, who was arrested by the Shah's order in 1978...
, alumnus, former head of SAVAKSAVAKSAVAK was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service established by Iran's Mohammad Reza Shah on the recommendation of the British Government and with the help of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency SAVAK (Persian: ساواک, short for سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور... - Akbar MohammadiAkbar MohammadiAkbar Mohammadi was an Iranian student at Tehran University involved in the 18th of Tir crisis, also known as the July 1999 Iran student protests, Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
, alumnus, student protestor - Samuel RahbarSamuel RahbarSamuel Rahbar is an Iranian born scientist who discovered the linkage between diabetes and HbA1C, a form of hemoglobin used primarily to identify plasma glucose concentration over time....
, who discovered HbA1C - Fazrollah Reza, alumnus
- Hooshang SeyhoonHooshang SeyhoonHooshang Seyhoon is a prominent Iranian architect. Seyhoon became famous for his design work in the 1950s in Iran, including: Tehran's Central Railway Station and tombs of scientific/literary figures...
, alumnus, architect, Dean of College of Fine Arts for 6 years - Ahmad ZeidabadiAhmad ZeidabadiAhmad Zeidabadi is an Iranian journalist, academic, writer and political analyst and the secretary general of Office for Strengthening Unity. He is one of the notable figures of the Iranian reform movement....
, alumnus, journalist - Sayed Khatiboleslam SadrnezhaadSayed Khatiboleslam SadrnezhaadProfessor Sayed Khatiboleslam Sadrnezhaad is an Iranian professor of materials science and engineering, former director of Materials and Energy Research Center and once chancellor of Sharif University of Technology.-Education:...
, alumnus, professor of Metallurgy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
See also
- Higher education in IranHigher education in IranIran has a large network of private, 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, Research and Technology and Ministry of Health and Medical Education .-Pre-Islamic...
- Tehran University
- List of Iranian scholars