Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh
Iranian political scientist and historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh (Persian: پیروز مجتهدزاده; born 9 February 1946) is an Iranian political scientist and historian. He is a prominent Iranologist, geopolitics researcher, historian and political scientist. He worked in Iranian universities as a geopolitics professor from 1999 to 2015, namely Tarbiat Modares University, University of Tehran and Shahid Beheshti University.[1] He has been the advisor of the United Nations University.
Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh | |
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Born | (1946-02-09) February 9, 1946 (age 78) |
Nationality | Iranian |
Citizenship | Iran United Kingdom |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Iranian history |
Institutions | Tehran University United Nations University |
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. He has been described as a far right extremist.[2] Since 2004, he has been a member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. He has been a member of the British Institute of Iranian Studies since 1993. Mojtahedzadeh earned a Ph.D. in political geography from the University of London in 1993 and a Ph.D. in political geography from the University of Oxford in 1979.[3]
Mojtahedzadeh 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 organized by the European Greens–European Free Alliance.[4]
Mojtahedzadeh has a daughter, Elica, who works as an attorney in Los Angeles. Elica became a famous content creator under the name Elica Le Bon during the 2022-2023 Iranian protests. During the 2023 Gaza war, she gained notoriety for her defence of Israel’s bombing campaign and ties to public Zionist figures. [5][6][7]