Fazlollah Reza

Fazlollah M. Reza
Born	January 1, 1915 (1915-01-01)
Nationality	Iranian
Fields	Electrical Engineering
Institutions	MIT McGill University University of Tehran
Alma mater	University of Tehran Columbia University Polytechnic University of New York
Known for	Network and Information Theory

Fazlollah M. Reza (born January 1, 1915) 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. He received his master's and PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York in 1950 respectively. He is a Fellow of IEEE and AAAS for major contribution to network and information theory.

Positions

Reza has served as the head of Sharif University of Technology, University of Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Canada and Iran's ambassador to UNESCO. As a professor, he has taught at MIT, McGill University, and University of Tehran.

External links

• Short biography