Dr. Ali shariati Faculty of Letters & Humanities
Overview and History
Aiming to provide highly-skilled and expert human resources, Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities was founded in 1955, with the establishment of the Department of Persian Language and Literature as its first department. Other departments including the departments of English Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Geography, History, and Linguistics were founded shortly afterwards.
Prospective students have been admitted into the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Persian Language and Literature since 1970 and 1976, respectively, with the first Ph.D. candidate in Persian Language and Literature graduating in 1983.
Currently, the Faculty comprises 9 independent departments and 8 undergraduate program disciplines. Besides, this Faculty has 100 academic staff (12 professors, 31 associate professors, 48 assistant professors, and 9 lecturers), 12educational officers, and 48 staff along with nearly 3000 undergraduate and graduate students.
At present, the following departments of the Faculty offer programs to B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. students:
- Arabic Language & Literature
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
- English Language & Literature
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
- Persian Language & Literature
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
- French Language & Literature
- B.A./ M.A.
- Russian Language & Literatur
B.A.
- Linguistics
M.A./ Ph.D.
- Social Science
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
- History
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
- Geography
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D.
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Faculty’s List of Majors and Disciplines |
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Major/Discipline |
Academic Degree |
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History |
B.A. |
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Iran’s Islamic History |
M.A. |
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Iran’s Ancient History |
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History of Shi'ism |
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History of Iran after Islam |
Ph.D. |
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Geography- Urban Planning |
M.A./ Ph.D. |
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Urban Planning |
M.A. |
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Improvement and Renovation of the Worn out Textures |
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Political Geography |
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Rural Planning (Physical Planning) |
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Rural Planning (Rural Development Administration) |
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Geography- Management of Urban Affairs |
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Geography- Urban Climatology |
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Geography- Synoptic Climatology |
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Geomorphology (Hydro-Geomorphology in Urban Planning) |
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Geography- Urban Planning |
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Geomorphology (Environmental Management) |
Ph.D. |
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Rural Planning (Planning the Preparation of Environmental Quality in Rural Areas) |
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Urban Planning |
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English Language & Literature |
B.A./ M.A. |
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English Language & Literature- English Language Teaching |
M.A./ Ph.D. |
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English Language & Literature- English Language Translation |
M.A./ Ph.D. |
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Russian Language- Russian Language Translation |
B.A. |
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Arabic Language & Literature |
B.A./ M.A./ Ph.D. |
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Arabic Language Translation |
M.A. |
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Persian Language & Literature |
B.A. |
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Persian Language & Literature |
M.A. |
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Persian Language & Literature- Comparative Literature |
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Persian Language & Literature |
Ph.D. |
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Persian Language & Literature- Mystical Literature |
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Persian Language & Literature- Epic Literature |
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French Language & Literature- French Language Translation |
B.A./ M.A. |
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General Linguistics- Teaching Persian as a Foreign Language |
M.A. |
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General Linguistics |
M.A./ Ph.D. |
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Social Sciences- Social Researcher |
B.A. |
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Social Sciences- Social Science Research |
M.A. |
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Social Sciences- Development and Economic Sociology |
Ph.D. |
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Number of Faculty Members |
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Academic Department |
Professor |
Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
Instructor |
Total |
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History |
- |
4 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
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Geography |
1 |
9 |
8 |
- |
18 |
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English Language & Literature |
2 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
18 |
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Russian Language & Literature |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
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Arabic Language & Literature |
2 |
5 |
3 |
- |
10 |
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Persian Language & Literature |
4 |
5 |
9 |
- |
18 |
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French Language & Literature |
- |
1 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
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Linguistics |
- |
4 |
3 |
- |
11 |
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Social Sciences |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
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Past Vice Deans for Academic Affairs |
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Years of Tenure |
Academic Rank |
Name |
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1974-1975 |
Professor |
Dr. Abbas Saeedi Rezvani |
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1975-1978 |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Marzieh Samii |
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1983-1990 |
Professor |
Dr. Mehdi Meshkatodini |
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1990-1992 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli |
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1992-1996 |
Professor |
Dr. Mehdi Meshkatodini |
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1996-2001 |
Instructor |
Dr. Hamed Moghadam Rafati |
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2001-2005 |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Ali Seylanian Toosi |
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2005-2008 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Rahim Rahnama |
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2008-2009 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Seyed Reza Hosseinzadeh |
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2009-2013 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Hamid Shayan |
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2013-Present |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Abdollah Radmard |
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Past Vice Deans for Research & Technology |
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Years of Tenure |
Academic Rank |
Name |
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1991-1993 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Masood Farnood |
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1993-1996 |
Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi |
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1996-2001 |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Seyed Hassan Motiee Langeroodi |
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2001-2004 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Behzad Ghonsooli |
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2004-2006 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Taghi Imanpoor |
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2006-2014 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Mohsen Noghani |
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2014-Present |
Professor |
Dr. Reza Pishghadam |
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Past Vice Deans for Finance |
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Academic Rank |
Name |
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Professor |
Dr. Ebrahim Shakoorzadeh |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Javid Sabaghian |
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Instructor |
Hossein Behravan |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Ali Ahmadian |
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Instructor |
Gholam Hossein Khavari |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Behzad Ghonsooli |
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Instructor |
Dr. Ali Asghar Moosavi |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Ali Yousofi |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Hamid Shayan |
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Assistant Professor |
Dr. Hadi Azami |
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Past Deans of the Faculty |
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Years of Tenure |
Academic Rank |
Name |
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1955-1964 |
Professor |
Dr. Ali Akbar Fayyaz |
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1964-1968 |
Professor |
Dr. Ahmad Ali Rajaee |
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1968-1974 |
Professor |
Dr. Jalal Matini |
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1974-1977 |
Professor |
Dr. abbas Saeedi Rezvani |
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1977-1979 |
Professor |
Dr. Javad Hadidi |
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1979-1981 |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Reza Zomorrodian |
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1981-1990 |
Professor |
Dr. Kazem Khajavian |
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1990-1990 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Seyed Hossein Fatemi |
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1990-1997 |
Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Rokni Yazdi |
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1997-1998 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Ali Montazemi |
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1998-2001 |
Professor |
Dr. Mehdi Meshkatodini |
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2001-2004 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hashemi |
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2004-2007 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Seyed Abas Mohammadzadeh Rezaee |
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2007-2009 |
Assistant Professor |
Dr. Hadi Vakili |
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2009-2013 |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Abas Talebzadeh Shooshtari |
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2013-Present |
Associate Professor |
Dr. Mohammad Rahim Rahnama |