Gholam-Abbas Tavassoli ( fa, غلامعباس توسلی) (23 May 1935 – 16 October 2020) was an Iranian sociologist, ''

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University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

and chancellor of

Isfahan University The University of Isfahan (UI) (Persian: دانشگاه اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e Esfāhān) is a state-operated university located in Isfahan, Iran. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in Iran. The university is located on Azadi square ...

. Tavassoli was a senior member of the

Freedom Movement of Iran The Freedom Movement of Iran (FMI) or Liberation Movement of Iran (LMI; fa, نهضت آزادی ايران, Nahżat-e āzādi-e Irān) is an Iranian pro-democracy political organization founded in 1961, by members describing themselves as "Muslim ...

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1935 births 2020 deaths Iranian sociologists University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran Freedom Movement of Iran politicians National Front (Iran) student activists Members of the Association for Defense of Freedom and the Sovereignty of the Iranian Nation People from Razavi Khorasan province {{Asia-sociologist-stub