Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh
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Prof. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh (b 1946) is a renowned Iranian political scientist and historian. Prof. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh is a prominent Iranologist, geopolitics researcher, historian and political scientist. He teaches geopolitics at the Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran. He has been the advisor of the United Nations University and the founder and manager of the London-based Urosevic foundation. Mojtahedzadeh has published more than 20 books in Persian, English and Arabic on the geopolitics of Persian Gulf region and modern discourses in international relations. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. Moreover, he has been a member of the British Institute of Iranian Studies since 1993. Prof. Mojtahedzadeh earned a Ph.D. in Political Geography from the University of London in 1993 and also obtained a Ph.D. in Political Geography from the University of Oxford in 1979.[1] Mojtahedzadeh is currently a professor of geopolitics at Tarbiat Modarres University. He is also the chairman of the London-based Urosevic Research Foundation.[1] He is a member of Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) UK. On 4 July 2007, he made a presentation regarding Iran's energy needs and its nuclear energy program at a conference at the European Parliament organised by the European Greens–European Free Alliance.[2][3]
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[edit] Education
- Ph.D. in Political Geography University of London 1990-1993
- D.Phil in Political Geography University of Oxford 1976-1979
- M.A. in Political Geography University of London, transferred to Manchester and Oxford universities 1974-1976
- B.A. in Human and Economic Geography University of Tehran 1967-1971
[edit] Positions
- Chairman: Urosevic Research Foundation of London 1985–present
- Visiting Professor: University of Tehran 1997-1999
- Professor of Political Geography and Geopolitics: Tarbiat Modarres University (Tehran) 1999-present
- Senior Research Associate, Geopolitics & International Boundaries Research Centre, SOAS/ University of London 1986-present
- Consultant of United Nations University 1995-1996
- Member of the Board, Society for contemporary Iranian Studies, University of London
- Member of the British Institute of Persian Studies, London
- Books:
- 2007 Boundary Politics and International Boundaries of Iran, Universal Publishers, USA
- 2007 The UAE and Iranian Islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa, Institute International d’ Etudes Strategique, Paris
- 2004 Small Players of the Great Game, Routledge/Curzon, London
- 1999 London and 2002 New York, Security and Territoriality in The Persian Gulf - A Maritime Political Geography, Curzon Press, London.
- 1996 The Amirs of Borderlands and Eastern Iranian Borders, Urosevic Research Foundation, London.
- 1995 The Islands of Tunb and Abu Musa, CNMES/SOAS Occasional Paper Publication, University of London.
- 1992 The Changing World Order and the Geopolitical Regions of The Persian Gulf and Caspian - Central Asia, Urosevic Foundation, London.
- 1991 Political Geography of the Strait of Hormuz, CNMES/SOAS Occasional Paper Publication, University of London.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ World: D-8 Summit In Tehran Seeks To Bolster Members' Economic Ties - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
- ^ "Iran: Alternatives to escalation". European Greens–European Free Alliance. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. http://www.webcitation.org/5hKzMnpfR. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ Mojtahedzadeh, Pirouz (2007-07-04). "Iran needs nuclear energy for its economic survival". Tehran Times. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. http://www.webcitation.org/5hKze01ni. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
