21 Notable alumni of University of Isfahan
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Isfahan is ranked #1,502 in the world and #14 in Iran by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from University of Isfahan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Isfahan won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Seyed Mahmood Hosseini pozveh
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Seyed Mahmood Hosseini is an Iranian politician and former governor of provinces of Sistan va Balouchestan and Isfahan, Iran. He is assumed to be a member of the reformist party and an active member of BARAN Foundation founded by the president Mohammad Khatami. He was the Director of Human resources at the Iranian National gas company. He retired in 2017.
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2. Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi
1965-. (aged 61)
demographer
Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi is an Iranian demographer and the president of the Asian Population Association. He is a professor of the Department of Demography and Chair of the Division of Population Research at the University of Tehran.
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3. Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki is an Iranian reformist politician, who served as the governor of Khuzestan Province from February 2021 to September 2021. Dashtaki was Governor of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province from 2013 to 2017 and Governor of Ilam Province from 2017 to 2021. Dashtaki was born in Dashtak in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.
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4. Mohsen Amiryoussefi
1972-. (aged 54)
film director
screenwriter
Mohsen Amiryousefi is an Iranian director and screenwriter. A graduate in mathematics from Isfahan University, he completed his first short film in 1997 based on a story by Franz Kafka, after writing several screenplays for both screen and stage.
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5. Saeed Azari
1956-. (aged 70)
weightlifter
Saeid Azari is an Iranian retired weightlifter, coach and sport administrator. He is the current chairman of the Foolad FC.
6. Habib Kashani
1955-. (aged 71)
teacher
businessperson
entrepreneur
Habib Kashani is an Iranian politician and businessman. He is a member of City Council of Tehran since 2021. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based in Tehran, Iran, between 1 June 2007 to 1 June 2008 and for a second term from 1 October 2009 to 20 September 2011. He is also...
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7. Hrant Markarian
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Hrant Hovsepi Markarian is an Armenian politician who previously served as the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party's top executive body, the ARF Bureau.
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8. Robert Beglarian
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
economist
Robert Beglarian is an Iranian former MP of Armenian descent, and the former representative of the Armenian community of southern Iran in the parliament, between years of 2004 and 2016 and also between 2020 and 2024.
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9. Mehdi Taj
1960-. (aged 66)
Mehdi Taj is an Iranian sports executive who is the president of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) since August 2022, serving his second and third terms. Since 2019, he has also served as one of five vice presidents of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He has a history of serving in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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10. Abdolhossein Hazhir
1899-1949 (aged 50)
politician
Abdolhossein Hazhir was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1948, having been a minister 10 times. One of his posts was the minister of finance.
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11. seyyed Ali Akbar Parvaresh
1942-2013 (aged 71)
politician
Ali-Akbar Parvaresh was an Iranian politician. He was Minister of Education from 1981 to 1985 and also a parliament member for three terms, first elected in 1980 and served again from 1988 to 1996. He was a presidential candidate twice, the first time in July 1981 election which he received 401,035 (2.8% of votes) and the second time in October...
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12. Mehdi Jamalinejad
1970-. (aged 56)
Mehdi Jamalinejad is an Iranian writer and principlist politician who currently serves as the governor general of Isfahan province since 2024. He was Deputy Minister of Interior in Civil and Development of Urban and Rural Affairs and Head of Municipalities and Village Administrations Organization from September 2018 to October 2024.
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13. Mohammad Reza Saket
1952-. (aged 74)
businessperson
association football player
Mohammad Reza Saket is an Iranian football administrator. He was formerly the chairman of the Sepahan F.C. from 2020 to 2023 for second term. Who was representative of club chairpersons of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran from 2022 to 2025.
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14. 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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15. Mohammad Khatami
1943-. (aged 83)
scholar
politician
writer
librarian
military personnel
Mohammad Khatami is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992. Later, he was critical of the government of subsequent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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16. Soroush Sehhat
1965-. (aged 61)
actor
television actor
screenwriter
writer
television director
Soroush Sehhat is an Iranian actor, writer, and director. In 2019, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director for the film Dance with Me at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival.
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17. Nusrat Bhutto
1929-2011 (aged 82)
politician
Begum Nusrat Bhutto was an Iranian–Pakistani public figure who served as the First Lady of Pakistan from 1971 to 1977, as the wife of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who served as the president and prime minister of Pakistan. She also served as a senior member of the federal cabinet between 1988 and 1990, under her daughter Benazir Bhutto's government.
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18. Gholamreza Soleimani
1964-. (aged 62)
military leader
military personnel
Gholamreza Soleimani is an Iranian military officer who is a senior officer in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of the paramilitary Basij forces.
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19. Minoo Khaleghi
1985-. (aged 41)
jurist
lawyer
politician
Minoo Khaleghi is an Iranian jurist and reformist activist. In the 2016 parliamentary elections, Khaleghi won a seat, however she was disqualified by the Guardian Council after the election.
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20. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934-2017 (aged 83)
writer
akhoond
entrepreneur
politician
Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. One of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Rafsanjani was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 when he decided not to nominate himself for the post. He was also...
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21. Reza Roosta Azad
1961-2022 (aged 61)
chemical engineer
Reza Roosta Azad was an Iranian academic who was the chancellor of Sharif University of Technology, serving from 2010 until 2014.