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Ahmad Jalali ( fa, احمد جلالی, born 1949 in Shahroud) is an Iranian scholar and philosopher. He authored a dozen articles in social, cultural, historical, philosophical, political and international fields. Jalali was instrumental in registering five Iranian sites as
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Education

Mechanical Engineering,
Shiraz University Shiraz University ( fa, دانشگاه شیراز ''Dāneshgāh-e-Shirāz'', formerly known as Pahlavi University دانشگاه پهلوی ''Dāneshgāh-e Pahlavi'') is a public university located in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, established in 1946. ...
(BA),
Philosophy, Tehran University (MA),
Political Philosophy,
University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...
(PhD).


Positions

*Teaching Fellow, University of Manchester, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Manchester, United Kingdom (1991–92) *Fellow, Oriental Studies and Academic Member, Department of Persian Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (1992–97). *Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Iran to UNESCO (1997–2006) *Chairperson, Programme Commission I, 29th Session of the General Conference (1997) *Chairperson, Roundtable on Youth, 29th Session of the General Conference (1997) *Representative of Iran to the Executive Board of UNESCO (1999–2001) *Chairperson, Fourth Regional Group, Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO (1999) *Co-organizer and contributor to many UNESCO-sponsored conferences focusing on Dialogue between Islamic and European Civilizations *Member, Council of United Nations University (UNU) (2001–07) *President of the 31st General Conference of UNESCO (2001–03) *President of the World Heritage Convention General Assembly of UNESCO (2003–04) *Head of the Iranian Parliament Library, Museum and Documentation Center and Cultural Consultant of the Iranian Parliament Speaker (2007–08) *Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Iran to UNESCO (2013–21)


Publications/Writings

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See also

* Intellectual movements in Iran {{DEFAULTSORT:Jalali, Ahmad Academics of the University of Manchester Iranian writers Shiraz University alumni University of Tehran alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford UNESCO officials People from Shahrud, Iran Living people Permanent Delegates of Iran to UNESCO 1949 births Council of the Islamic Revolution members Iranian officials of the United Nations