Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi (born 23 August 1965) is an Iranian demographer and the president of Asian Population Association. He is a Professor of the Department of

Demography Demography () is the statistics, statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and Population dynamics, dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups ...

and Chair of the Division of Population Research of the

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 ...

Awards

He was awarded the 2011

United Nations Population Award The United Nations Population Award is an international award presented annually by the United Nations Population Fund to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to population and reproductive health issues. Recipients ...

. Abbasi Shavazi won

Iran's Book of the Year Award Iran's Book of the Year Awards is an annual award about books in categories of religion, social sciences, language, applied sciences, art and literature. It is the most prestigious book award in Iran and is granted by the Iranian president The p ...

for the book '' The Fertility Transition in Iran: Revolution and Reproduction'' (with

Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi is an Iranian demographer and a Research Fellow at the Australian National University. She won Iran's Book of the Year Award for the book '' The Fertility Transition in Iran: Revolution and Reproduction'' (with Peter M ...

and Peter Francis McDonald).

References

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