Faculty of Law and Political Science at University of Tehran
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1899 |
| Chancellor | Ebrahim Motaghi |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | University of Tehran |
The Faculty of Law and Political Science at University of Tehran (Persian: دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی دانشگاه تهران) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Iran. It was initially established in College of Political Science in 1899 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Most of the nation's political elite graduated from the school.[1]
History
The School of Political Science was founded in 1899 by Hassan Pirnia. It was run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It later merged with the School of Law (Madreseh-ye āli-e hoquq), which had been established in 1918, to form the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran in 1933.
People
Political
Many of the school's faculty and alumni later became ministers and political figures in Iran. Notable examples are:
- Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, former Dean of the School of Political Science, literary figure and founder of the Dehkhoda Encyclopaedia
- Mohammad Ali Foroughi, Prime Minister
- Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister
- Ali Akbar Siassi, Minister of Education, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chancellor of Tehran University
- Abolqasem Nadjm, Minister, diplomat and astronomer.
- Mirza Javad Khan Ameri, Minister, MP
- Hassan Rouhani, Former President of Islamic Republic of Iran
- Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,Former Minister and diplomat
- Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili,Former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
- Elham Aminzadeh, Former vice president for legal affairs and former assistant to President in citizenship rights in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani
- Laya Joneydi, Former vice president for legal affairs in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani.
- Mohammad Jamshidi, Former vice president for political affairs in the administration of President ebrahim raisi
See also
- Higher education in Iran
- Academy of Gundishapur
- Nizamiyyah
- List of universities in Iran
- Dar al-Funun
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, part of Tehran University until 1986.
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