25 Notable alumni of Shiraz University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Shiraz University is ranked #1,574 in the world and #15 in Iran by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Shiraz 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 Shiraz University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yadollah Mortazavi
1958-. (aged 68)
chemical engineer
Yadollah Mortazavi is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Tehran and is a leading researcher in the field of reaction engineering and heterogeneous catalysis.
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2. Majid Khodabakhsh
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Majid Khodabakhsh is an Iranian moderate reformist politician, and the current Governor of East Azerbaijan since 2017, in the Government of Hassan Rouhani. He was previously Governor of Ardebil Province from 2013 to 2017, and also was former Deputy Governor of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan.
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3. Kourosh Safavi
1956-2023 (aged 67)
linguist
professor
translator
Kourosh Safavi was an Iranian linguist, translator, and university professor. He was the vice-president of the Linguistics Society of Iran and a professor at Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran. His work focused on semantics, semiotics, history of linguistics, and the relationship between linguistics and literature.
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4. Alireza Alavitabar
1960-. (aged 66)
economist
writer
journalist
Alireza Alavitabar is an Iranian political scientist and a leading reformist intellectual and writer.
5. S. Majid Hassanizadeh
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
hydrologist
researcher
Seyed Majid Hassanizadeh is an Emeritus professor of hydrogeology at Utrecht University, where he headed the Hydrogeology group at the Faculty of Geosciences. until the end of 2018. His research focuses on flow of fluids and transport of solutes and colloids in porous media, through theory development, experimental studies, and modeling work. In particular, he focuses on two-phase flow, reactive...
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6. Abdollah Guivian
1960-. (aged 66)
sociologist
Abdollah Guivian is an Iranian writer and sociologist whose work focuses on anthropology of religion, media studies and Iranian Armenians. He was the founding editor of the journal Communication Research. Guivian is credited as the "father of video clips in Iran". Abdollah Guivian holds a PhD in anthropology and communication in 2006 and is a Professor of Iran Broadcasting University.
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7. Ahmad Meydari
1963-. (aged 63)
economist
civil servant
politician
Ahmad Meydari is an Iranian politician and economist who has been the Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare since August 21, 2024. He was the former representative of Abadan Constituency in the sixth convocation of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian parliament) and a member of the Economic Commission of that body.
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8. Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi
1956-. (aged 70)
academic
Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi is a professor of metallurgy at the University of Tehran, who served as the President of University of Tehran from 2014 to 2021. He is former head of the Center for Excellence for Higher Performance Material at the University of Tehran. In October 2021, the then president of the University of Tehran, Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, wrote a...
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9. Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi
1950-. (aged 76)
mechanical engineer
politician
Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi is an Iranian politician who was former Governor of Tehran Province.
10. Mohammad Soleimani
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
politician
Mohammad Soleimani is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Communication and Information Technology (2005–2009). He is also an electrical engineer and a professor at Iran University of Science and Technology. He was born in Kazerun.
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11. Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
1942-2006 (aged 64)
professor
writer
anthropologist
essayist
historian
Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a prominent Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archaeology. Shahbazi got a BA degree in and an MA degree in East Asian archaeology from SOAS. Shahbazi had a doctorate degree in Achaemenid archaeology from University of London. Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a lecturer in Achaemenid archaeology and Iranology at Harvard University. He was...
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12. Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari
1959-. (aged 67)
physicist
politician
Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari is former President of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran. He is a physicist and professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Iran.
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13. Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
1966-. (aged 60)
researcher
chemist
Mohammad Ali Zolfigol is an Iranian professor of chemistry and former Minister of Science, Research and Technology from 2021 to 2024. He was the President of Bu-Ali Sina University from August 2, 2008 to June 8, 2014. He is also a permanent member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran. In 2022 Zolfigol had four of his research publications retracted...
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14. Safdar Hosseini
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
economist
Safdar Hosseini is an Iranian academic and politician, who has served in various cabinet posts. He was chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran from 2013 until 2016.
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15. Mostafa Moeen
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
physician
Mostafa Moeen is an Iranian politician, professor of pediatrics, and a human rights activist who is currently founder and president of the Front for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. He was a presidential candidate for the 2005 Iranian presidential election. His campaign enjoyed the support of some reformist parties and organizations, headed by the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF).
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16. Hossein Baharvand
1972-. (aged 54)
university teacher
scientist
biologist
Hossein Baharvand is an Iranian stem cell and developmental biologist. He received his B.Sc. in biology from Shiraz University in 1994, and M.Sc. in Developmental Biology from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran in 1996. He then obtained his Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Khwarizmi University in 2004. He first joined the Royan Institute in 1995 in which he founded...
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17. Kasra Nouri
1990-. (aged 36)
editor-in-chief
politician
journalist
Kasra Nouri is an Iranian journalist and political activist. He was the CEO of "Majzooban-e noor" website, which covered news about the Dervish religious community, Nouri was last arrested with his family during 2018 Dervish protests and sentenced to 12 years in prison and 148 lashes.
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18. Reza Malekzadeh
1952-. (aged 74)
academic
politician
researcher
inventor
physician
Reza Malekzadeh is an Iranian researcher, in medical fields and a gastroenterologist.
19. Mahdi Zein-eddin
1959-1984 (aged 25)
military personnel
Mehdi Zeinoddin was an Iranian major general in the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War and he was the commander of the Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division. He was killed during battle with secession-seeking forces on the 18th of November 1984 on the highway from Kermanshah to Sardasht.
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20. Ata'ollah Mohajerani
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
translator
novelist
essayist
politician
Ata'ollah Mohajerani is an Iranian journalist, author, and reformist politician. Mohajerani served as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran under President Mohammad Khatami from 1997 until 2000 when he was fired from office for alleged "permissiveness". He is living as a UK citizen.
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21. Ebrahim Nabavi
1958-2025 (aged 67)
writer
journalist
teacher
politician
Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi was an Iranian satirist, writer, diarist and researcher. He contributed to the news website Gooya and the online newspaper Rooz, and had a satirical program for the website and broadcasts on the Amsterdam based Radio Zamaneh.
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22. Ali Asghar Khodadoust
1935-2018 (aged 83)
physician
Ali Asghar Khodadoust was an Iranian eye surgeon specializing in corneal transplantation, in whose honor the Khodadoust rejection line is named.
23. Emad Afroogh
1958-2023 (aged 65)
sociologist
translator
politician
Emad Afroogh was an Iranian sociologist and conservative politician.
24. Mohsen Kadivar
1959-. (aged 67)
philosopher
intellectual
university teacher
mullah
theologian
Mohsen Kadivar is a mujtahid, Islamic theologian, philosopher, writer, leading intellectual reformist, and research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. A political Iranian dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal critic of the doctrine of clerical rule, also known as Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist), and a strong advocate of democratic and liberal reforms in Iran as well...
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25. Jafar Towfighi
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
engineer
politician
Jafar Towfighi Darian is an Iranian chemical engineer, academic, politician and senior consultant of the ministry of science, research and technology who served as minister of science, research and technology for two terms. First in the cabinet headed by President Mohammad Khatami from 2003 till 2005, and second in 2013 as acting minister.
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