Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; �ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː fa, دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی, ''Danushgah-e 'lâmh-e Tâbatâbai'') is one of the largest and the leading specialized

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

and

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. With 15,624 students and 422 full-time faculty members the university is under the supervision of

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) is the government ministry of science, research and technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran. State-run (non-medical) universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Mini ...

is named in honor of Allameh Tabataba'i, a prominent Iranian sage and philosopher. Since its establishment by integration of 27 independent colleges, faculties and institutes of higher education in 1983, the university has evolved into the country’s most eminent university in humanities and social sciences.

History

ATU faculties, colleges, and schools

ATU has the following faculties, schools, and colleges: * Faculty of Communication Sciences * Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of Law and Political Sciences * Faculty of Management and Accounting * Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages * Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences * Faculty of Psychology and Education * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge * ECO College of Insurance (ECOI) * School of Graduate Studies

Notable alumni

* Hossein Kazempour Ardabili; Iran's oil-official and representative on OPEC's Board of Governors * Mohammad Dabir Moghaddam; professor of linguistics; scientific deputy and permanent member of Iran's

Academy of Persian Language and Literature The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL) ( fa, فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی, ''Farhangestân-e Zabân-o Adab-e Fârsi'') is the regulatory body for the Persian language, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Formerly know ...

* Sayed Hassan Akhlaq; researcher and professor of philosophy *

Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari ( fa, علیرضا حیدری, born March 4, 1976 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also competed in Sydney 2000 ...

; world champion wrestler; vice-president of Wrestling Federation of IRI * Alireza Dabir; world champion wrestler; a member of City Council of Tehran * Mir Jalaleddin Kazazi; emeritus, researcher, and translator *

Poopak Niktalab Poopak Niktalab (born 19 May , 1970) (Persian: پوپک نیک طلب or ) is an Iranian education theorist, author and literary researcher, specially of children's literature. Life She was born in 1970 in Tehran in a cultural and literary fam ...

;Author and Literary researcher; specially children's literature *

Kourosh Safavi Dr. Kourosh Safavi ( fa, کورش صفوی; born 27 June 1956, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian linguist, translator and university professor. He is the vice-president of Linguistics Society of Iran and a leading professor in Allameh Tabataba'i Univ ...

; professor of Linguistics *

Naser Hejazi Nasser Hejazi ( Persian: ناصر حجازی ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered a ...

; former Iranian football player *

Valiollah Seif Valiollah Seif ( fa, ولی‌الله سیف, born 1 January 1952) is an Iranian banker. He was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2013 until 2018. Early life Seif was born on 1 January 1952 in Nahavnd. He gained his Bsc. and Msc. fro ...

; head of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran *

Ali Kardor Ali Kardor ( fa, علی کاردر, born 16 May 1954) is an Iranian oil executive, and the former managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), from 2016 to 2018. Kardor joined NIOC in 1984. Kardor was appointed managing director ...

, managing director of the

National Iranian Oil Company The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; fa, شرکت ملّی نفت ایران, Sherkat-e Melli-ye Naft-e Īrān) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Ir ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allameh Tabataba'i University Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in Iran Educational institutions established in 1984 1984 establishments in Iran