5 Notable alumni of Urmia University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Urmia University is ranked #2,822 in the world and #25 in Iran by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Urmia 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 Urmia University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mohammad Oraz
1969-2003 (aged 34)
explorer
mountaineer
Mohammad Oraz was an Iranian mountaineer. He was the second Iranian climber after Hooman Aprin to conquer Mount Everest, reaching the summit in 1998.
2. Movayyed Hoseini Sadr
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Movayyed Hoseini Sadr is an Iranian politician.
3. Hasan Bagheri
1956-1983 (aged 27)
journalist
politician
Hassan Bagheri was an Iranian military officer and journalist, and prominent military figure in the Iran-Iraq War. He served as the deputy commander of the IRGC Ground Forces during the war, and was one of the senior IRGC commanders that played a key role in the Second Battle of Khorramshahr.
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4. Nader Ghazipour
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
military officer
Nader Ghazipour, West Azerbaijan province is an Iranian conservative politician with Azerbaijani roots who represented Urmia electoral district in the Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2008 to 2020.
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5. Isa Kalantari
1952-. (aged 74)
manager
politician
Isa Kalantari is an Iranian politician and former vice president, former head of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, and the former head of Department of Environment, serving from 2017 to 2021. He served as minister of agriculture in last year of Khamenei's presidency, in both terms of Rafsanjani's presidency and also in first term of President Khatami.
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