Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch ( fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی, ''Daneshgah-e Âzad-e Eslâmi-ye Vahed-e Tehran Mirkâzi'') is a

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located in

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. Founded in 1982, Central Tehran is the flagship institution of the universities affiliated with

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

system. The university is the oldest, the largest and the top university among all branches of

academic organization, established in 1982, originally as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran. The university campuses rest on of various districts of Tehran. It offers approximately 488

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and

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programs in a wide range of disciplines such as

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and

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History

Establishment

Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the

university system A university system is a set of multiple affiliated universities and colleges that are usually geographically distributed. Typically, all member universities in a university system share a common component among all of their various names. Usually, ...

which is known as

, so its history can be traced back to the foundation of the university.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( fa, اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی, Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī, born Akbar Hashemi Bahramani, 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding fathers of the Islami ...

sought to establish a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

to address the challenges posed during early years of

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

-such as

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

- and to meet increasing demands of secondary-school graduates for higher education in Iran. On the sidelines of an

Islamic Republican Party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; fa, حزب جمهوری اسلامی, Ḥezb-e Jomhūrī-e Eslāmī, also translated Islamic Republic Party) formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran. ...

conference, Rafsanjani mooted the idea with

Abdollah Jasbi Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi (born 25 November 1944) is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012. He was also a presidential candidate in 199 ...

, who supported and developed the plan to establish ''Islamic Azad University''. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch is the very first branch established under the

which is known as

, so its history can be traced back to the foundation of the university. On its early days, the university lacked sufficient funds and facilities to operate, sorely opening relying on donations made by people and government. The initial

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was about 100,000

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s. Jasbi rented No. 155 building in Forsat Shirazi St., while Nassir Shekarriz and Mahmoud Latifipour – who were in charge as Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively – rented the sixth floor of a building located in Enqelab St., Felestin St. in order to hold an entrance exam in 1982. This university began as the Islamic Azad University of Tehran when it opened the doors to about 200 students, offering six majors in bachelor's degree and two in associate degree. Soon after, the whole building in Enqelab St. was purchased from Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution and became the university's first property. (Current Faculty of Arts and Architecture)

Chancellors

Campus

The university has 13 Faculties: The university has three campuses:

Schools and departments

Programs by subject: *Arts & humanities *Clinical, pre-clinical & health (medical sciences) *Life sciences *Social sciences *Engineering & technology *Physical sciences

Enrollments

In academic year of 2021-2022

Faculty of Engineering

Programs and majors

In academic year of 2021-2022: *

Aerospace engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...

(BS) *

Biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Computer engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Energy engineering Energy engineering or Energy Systems Engineering is a broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy services, facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance, sustainable energy and renewable energy techn ...

(MS) *

Environmental engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and a ...

(BS, MS) *

Industrial engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Information technology engineering Data engineering refers to the building of systems to enable the collection and usage of data. This data is usually used to enable subsequent analysis and data science; which often involves machine learning. Making the data usable usually involves ...

(MS) * Materials engineering (BS, MS) *

Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

(BS, MS, PhD) *

Mechatronics engineering Mechatronics engineering also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, ...

(MS) *

Mining engineering Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from underneath, open pit, above or on the ground. Mining engineering is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, and ...

(BS, MS) *

Nuclear engineering Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of breaking down atomic nuclei ( fission) or of combining atomic nuclei (fusion), or with the application of other sub-atomic processes based on the principles of n ...

(BS, MS, PhD) * Petroleum engineering (BS, MS) *

Polymer engineering Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and modifies polymer materials. Polymer engineering covers aspects of the petrochemical industry, polymerization, structure and characterization of polymers, properties of ...

(BS) *

Sports engineering Aerobics engineering is a fast growing field of engineering which encompasses the design and production of sports equipment and facilities, performance measurement and athletic feedback systems, and the study of kinematics, dynamics and biomec ...

(BS) *

Textile engineering Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods s ...

(BS)

Sub-program

*Department of Electrical Engineering *Department of Biomedical Engineering *Department of Computer Engineering *Department of Nuclear Engineering *Department of Civil Engineering *Department of Mechanical Engineering *Department of Industrial Engineering *Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Science

*Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics It offers the following programs: *Department of Biology *Department of Chemistry *Department of Physics

Admissions

The university received 35,317 applications for the Fall 2011 undergraduate class, making it the university with the most freshmen applicants among all branches of Islamic Azad University. In 2013, a total number of 11,789 and 6,061 applications were received for undergraduate and graduate programs respectively.

Rankings

Islamic World Science Citation Database Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) is a citation index established by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology after it was approved by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. It only indexes journals from the Islam ...

2011: third among

campuses *

SCImago The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator is a measure of the prestige of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the prestige of the journals where the citations come from. Rationale Citatio ...

rankings 2012: International rank : 231, National rank : 1
2013: International rank : 87, National rank : 1

Notable alumni and people

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Zahra Rahnavard Zahra Rahnavard ( fa, زهرا رهنورد; born Zohreh Kazemi; 19 August 1945) is an Iranian academic, artist and politician. Rahnavard is a university professor, artist under house arrest from February 2011 to May 2018. In 2009, Foreign Poli ...

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Sadegh Zibakalam Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad ( fa, صادق زیباکلام, lit=honest eloquent-speaker; born 12 June 1948) is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as Iranian Reformists, reformist and Neoliberalism, neo-liberal. Zibakalam is a professor ...

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Abbas Araghchi Seyed Abbas Araghchi ( fa, سید عباس عراقچی, ; born 5 December 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is the former political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the D ...

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Siamak Ansari Siamak Ansari ( fa, سیامک انصاری; born 3 August 1968) is an Iranian actor and director mostly known for his appearances in sitcom comedy series. He has many feature films in his career and has worked with major Iranian film directors. ...

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Ali Daei Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...

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Mohammad Abbasi Mohammad Abbasi ( fa, محمد عباسی, born 28 February 1958) is an Iranian politician who is the former minister of youth affairs and sports. He was Minister of Cooperatives in the first and second Cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2 ...

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Marzieh Afkham Marzieh Afkham ( fa, مرضیه افخم) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the ambassador to Malaysia for four years. She is former spokeswoman and head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ...

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Hamid Sourian Hamid Sourian Reihanpour ( fa, حمید سوریان ریحان‌پور; born 24 August 1985) is a retired Iranian wrestler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greco-Roman wrestlers of all time. Sourian is 2012 Summer Olympic games gol ...

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Hanieh Tavassoli Hanieh Tavassoli ( fa, هانیه توسلی; born June 4, 1979) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for five Hafez Awards and an I ...

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Masoud Soltanifar Masoud Soltanifar ( fa, مسعود سلطانی‌فر, born 5 February 1960 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, historian and the former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 1 November 2016 to 25 August 2021. He was previously Vice P ...

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Mohammad Reza Rahimi Mohammad Reza Rahimi ( fa, محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdi ...

, MS (Sociology)

Faculty

– Iranian Reformist Politician * Mohammad-Javad Haghshenas – Iranian Reformist journalist and Political activist *

Amir Mohebbian Amir Mohebbian ( fa, امیر محبیان ), (born 23 June 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, journalist, professor of university and political analyst. Mohebbian has ''Ph.D. in western philosophy'' and he is an Assistant Profess ...

– Iranian Conservative Politician * Mansour Falamaki –

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame or Ever-lasting Names / People ( fa, چهره‌های ماندگار; read as "Čehre-hā-ye Māndegār") is a formal ceremony to honor influential contemporary scientific and cultural Eminents. The title ...

r in architecture * Hassan Riahi –

r in music and composer of

National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Sorude Melliye Jomhuriye Eslâmiye Irân; ) is the national anthem of Iran. It was adopted in 1990, replacing the Payandeh Bada Iran ...

* Seyyed Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi – Architect and

r in Heritage site repairs * Homayoun Riahi Chaleshtari – Chairman of

Zamyad Co. Zamyad Co. (Persian: خودروسازی زامیاد, ''Xudrusazi-ye Zamyad'') is an Iranian commercial vehicle manufacturing company. It was founded in 1963 as part of the RENA Industrial Group in Tehran. In 1963, the company began producing Volvo ...

(2008–2009) and board member of

Iran Khodro Iran Khodro ( fa, ایران‌خودرو, ''Irân Xodro''), branded as IKCO, is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. IKCO was founded in 1962 as Iran National (, ''Irân Nâsionâl''). The public company manufactures vehicles, includin ...

and

SAIPA SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...

Mostafa Kavakebian Mostafa Kavakebian ( fa, مصطفی کواکبیان; born 18 March 1963) is an Iranian reformist politician and representative of Tehran at the Parliament of Iran. He has formerly represented Semnan and Mehdishahr in the parliament from 2008 ...

, Iranian Reformist Politician and former

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

representative * Hossein Allahkaram,

Ansar-e Hezbollah Ansar-e Hezbollah ( fa, انصار حزب‌الله, lit=Supporters of the Party of God) is a conservative paramilitary organization in Iran.

activist * Ali Akbar Saremi – Architect * Karen Khanlari – Representative of

Iranian parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

* Karim Zareh – Former representative of

* Hassan Mohadessi – Sociologist * Jahanbakhsh Khanjani – Iranian Reformist Politician * Ali Najafi Tavana – Iran Central Bar Association President * Jalil Maleki – Iran Central Bar Association Board Member * Isa Amini – Iran Central Bar Association Board Member * Elaheh Koulaei – Former representative of

* Ferdos Hajian – Primary school education expert *

Mohammad-Reza Rahimi Mohammad Reza Rahimi ( fa, محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdi ...

–

Vice President of Iran The vice president of Iran ( fa, معاون رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Constitution of Iran, as anyone appointed by the president of Iran to lead an organization ...

(2009–2013) * Enshallah Rahmati – Journalist and Translator in Philosophy and theosophy *

– Political analyst *

Effat Shariati Effat Shariati (born 1952) is a Member of the Parliament of Iran, and head of the Iran Women Faction. She was born in Kerman, and from the earlier years of Iran's Islamic Revolution she started cultural and political works. During the Iran–Ira ...

–

representative *

Hamid Sajjadi Seyed Hamid Sajjadi Hazaveh ( fa, سید حمید سجادی هزاوه, born 21 March 1969) is the current Minister of Sport and Youths of Iran, since August 25, 2021. He is also an Iranian retired middle distance and long distance runner. He ...

–

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport Vice-president * Mohammad-Hossein Farhangi –

representative * Habibollah Sadeghi – Painter * Saeid Kharaghani – Iranian Ministry of Energy Deputy for Research & Human Resources (1998–2005) * Ali Darabi,

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

Deputy *

Shabnam Gholikhani Shabnam Qolikhani ( fa, شبنم قلی‌خانی; born 9 November 1977) is an Iranian TV, and cinema actress. Career Shabnam Qolikhani is an Iranian actress, director and acting coach. She started her career as an actor in 1997 by acting i ...

– Actress and Director * Farhad Nazerzadeh Kermani –

r in Arts * Ahmad Bakhshayesh – Representative of

* Hossein Abolhasan Tanhayi – Sociologist * Mostafa Askarian – Pedagogian * Mohammad Reza Sadegh – Senior Advisor to President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh ( fa, عبدالله رمضان‌زاده) is an Iranian academic, writer and politician. An ethnic Kurdish, he is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency o ...

– Iranian Reformist Politician, governor of the Kurdistan Province under President Mohammad Khatami * Abdolhossein Mokhtabad – Musician, Singer, Member of

City Council of Tehran The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the Mu ...

Shadi Azizi Shadi may refer to:Arabic Name Meaning Servant or Seeker of knowledge People * Shadi (name) Places * Juy-ye Shadi, village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan * Shadi Township (沙堤乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China * Shadi, Ji ...

– Architect and Urbanist

Alumni

As of June 2010, the university has 176,973 alumni which makes it the biggest number among all branches of Islamic Azad University. *

– Iran Minister of Cooperatives (2005–2011) and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (2011–2013) * Faezeh Hashemi – former representative of

and women rights activist *

Parvin Ahmadinejad Parvin Ahmadinejad ( fa, پروين احمدی‌نژاد; born 3 February 1962) is an Iranian politician. She is the sister of former President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Career Ahmedinejad served as an advisor at the presidential women office. She ...

– former member of

* Mohammad-Ali Pourmokhtar – Representative of

* Mehdi Davatgari – Representative of

* Rajab Rahmani – Representative of

* Rahmatollah Norouzi – Representative of

– Actress and Director *

– Actress * Shahrokh Razmjou – Archaeologist * Elnaz Shakerdoust – Actress *

Kazem Sayahi Kazem Sayahi Saharkhiz ( fa, کاظم سیاحی سحرخیز; born January 20, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his two critically acclaimed collaborations with Iranian director Iraj Tahmasb in ''Red Hat'' (2012–2018), and ''Par ...

– Voice actor * Behdad Moghadasi – Guitarist *

Akbar Mohammadi Argi Akbar Mohammadi is a retired Iranian association football, football player and lastly, he managed the Iran national under-19 team. Akbar Mohammadi Argi, in addition to his football pro license degree and official AFC instructor, also has a specia ...

– Football coach * Fariba Davoodi Mohajer – Journalist and activist *

– Diplomat, Iranian Ambassador to Finland & Japan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs * Ali Shoroughi – Writer and Journalist *

Laleh Eskandari Lale or Laleh may refer to: Geography * Laleh, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Lale, Bulgaria, a village in Southern Bulgaria Given names Lale * Lale Akgün (born 1953), Turkish-German politician (SPD) * Lale Andersen (1905–1972 ...

– Actress *

Bahareh Rahnama Bahareh Rahnama ( fa, بهاره رهنما; born December 1, 1973) is an Iranian actress and author. She won a Hafez Award for her acting in ''Tambourine'' (2008). Early life She was born on December 1, 1973, in Arak, Iran. Her father, Jalal ...

– Actress * Azita Afrashi – linguist and Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies fellow *

Mojtaba Saminejad Mojtaba (Madyar) Saminejad ( fa, مجتبی سمیع نژاد, born 30 September 1980 in Tehran) is an Iranian blogger and writer. He studied journalism at the Central Tehran Branch of Islamic Azad University. He is the president of Shahr-e Kho ...

– blogger and human rights activist *

Kambiz Hosseini Kambiz Hosseini ( fa, کامبیز حسینی, born 1 August 1975 in Rasht) is an Iranian political satirist, actor, television host, and radio host. He is the host of Paradox, a Podcast series that airs on Radio Farda. He was the host of ''Poleti ...

– co-presenter of ''

Parazit Parazit ( fa, پارازیت, ', meaning "static") was a weekly half-hour Persian-language satirical television show broadcast on Voice of America's Persian service. The show poked fun at Iranian politics. Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi, Iranian ...

'' * Shararh Farnejad – Musician and member of ''

Arian Band Aryan or Arian ( fa, Āriān - آریان) is the first Persian pop band consisting of both male and female singers and players in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. Pahlavan and Salehi are the band's lead vocalists, and the songwriters are Pahla ...

'' * Mehrab Ghasemkhani – Screenwriter *

Mahdi Pakdel Mehdi Pakdel ( fa, مهدی پاکدل, born 1 July 1980) is an Iranian actor. Career Mehdi Pakdel lived in his hometown until the age of 17 when he left for the capital, Tehran, to pursue a career in arts. While studying graphic arts at the Is ...

– Actor * Elnaz Shakerdoust – Actress * Houman Haji-Abdollahi – Voice actor and

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

Host *

– Actor * Abolfazl Shahi – Artist * Arash Dadgar – Theater Actor *

Hamed Behdad Hamed Behdad ( fa, حامد بهداد; born November 17, 1973) is an Iranian actor and singer. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writer ...

– Actor *

Marzieh Khakifirooz Marzieh is a feminine given name of Arabic origin but frequently used in Persian. In Dari Persian it is pronounced as Marzia. Marzieh is the name of: *Marzieh (singer) (1924–2010), Tehran-born singer of Persian traditional music *Marzieh Afkham ...

- Professor (Tecnologico de Monterrey)

Athletics

Several students have won medals in International competitions while studying at the university. Other notable sportspeople at the university include

Karim Ansarifard Karim Adil Ansarifard ( fa, کریم انصاری‌فرد; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Omonia and the Iran national team. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Daei ...

Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Mohammad Mayeli Kohan ( fa, محمد مایلی کهن, born 5 June 1953) is a retired Iranian football player and a current coach. He recently managed Malavan in Azadegan League. Early life He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran ...

, Akbar Mohammadi,

Mahmoud Miran Mahmoud Reza Miran Fashandi ( fa, سید محمودرضا میران فشندی, born February 25, 1974) more known as Mahmoud Miran was an Iranian judoka. He finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight (+100&n ...

and

Arash Miresmaeili Arash Miresmaeili ( fa, آرش میراسماعیلی , born March 3, 1981 in Khorramabad) is an Iranian judoka. He now serves as the President of the Iranian Judo Federation. World Judo Championships He won the gold medal in two World Judo Cha ...

References

External links

Official Website

The Public Relations & Information of IAUCTB

IEEE Student Branch Of IAUCTB Website

Sorana automotive design team

Hayyan Cultural Student society Website

Computer Engineering Student society of IAUCTB Website
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