7 Notable alumni of Kharazmi University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kharazmi University is ranked #2,734 in the world and #24 in Iran by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Kharazmi University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kharazmi University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hossein Shanbezade
1988-. (aged 38)
activism
Hossein Shanbehzadeh is an Iranian writer and activist. He was arrested in 2024 after tweeting a single period (".").
2. Manouchehr Yazdi
1939-. (aged 87)
teacher
politician
Manouchehr Yazdi is an Iranian teacher and pan-Iranist politician who served as a member of parliament from 1975 to 1979. Yazdi is a senior Pan-Iranist Party member. He resigned from Resurgence Party in June 1978.
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3. Abdolreza Mesri
1956-. (aged 70)
geologist
politician
Abdolreza Mesri is the current member of the Iranian Parliament representing Kermanshah district since 2012. He was also the member of Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2006.
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4. Mohammad Hassan Ganji
1912-2012 (aged 100)
geographer
academic
climatologist
meteorologist
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Ph.D. was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Birjand. He is credited as being the father of modern geography in Iran.
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5. Zahra Saei
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Zahra Saei is an Iranian politician, researcher and academic.
6. Mohammad-Ali Rajai
1933-1981 (aged 48)
teacher
politician
Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr, while concurrently occupying the position of foreign affairs minister from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981. He died in a bombing on 30...
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7. Malek Rahmati
1982-2024 (aged 42)
jurist
politician
Malek Rahmati was an Iranian politician who served as governor-general of East Azerbaijan province from January 2024 until his death in May 2024. He had previously served as deputy director of the Astan Quds Razavi from 2021 to 2023, and headed the Privatization Organization of Iran from 2023 to 2024.
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