Organization:Tehran School of Political Science

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Tehran School of Political Science
مدرسه علوم سياسی تهران
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TypePublic
Established1899
ChancellorMohammad Takhtshid
Location,
AffiliationsUniversity of Tehran

The Tehran School of Political Science (Persian: مدرسه علوم سياسی تهرانMadraseh-ye olum-e siyasi), is one of the first modern institutions of higher education in Iran at the turn of the twentieth century. Most of the nation's political elite graduated from the school.[citation needed]

History

The School of Political Science was founded in 1899 by Hassan Pirnia. It was run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It later merged with the School of Law (Madreseh-ye alee-e hoquq), which had been established in 1918, to form the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran in 1933.

People

Political

Many of the school's faculty and alumni later became ministers and political figures in Iran. Notable examples are:

  • Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, Dean of the School of Political Science, literary figure and founder of the Dehkhoda Encyclopaedia
  • Mohammad Ali Foroughi, Prime Minister
  • Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister
  • Abolqasem Nadjm, Minister, diplomat and astronomer.
  • Mirza Javad Khan Ameri, Minister, MP

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