Ali Shariatmadari

Iranian academic

Ali Shariatmadari (6 January 1924[1] – 9 January 2017) was an Iranian academic and educationist. He was Minister of Culture in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. He was President of the Iranian Academy of Sciences from 1990 until 1998. He was also a Professor of Education at the Teacher Training University in Tehran and a member of High Council of the Cultural Revolution from 1982 until his death.

Ali Shariatmadari
Minister of Culture and Science
In office
5 February 1979 – 6 October 1979
Prime MinisterMehdi Bazargan
Preceded byMohammad-Amin Riahi
Succeeded byHassan Habibi
Personal details
Born6 January 1924
Shiraz, Iran
Died9 January 2017(2017-01-09) (aged 93)
Shiraz, Iran
Political partyParty of the Iranian People (1962–1979)

Shariatmadari died in Shiraz, Iran on 9 January 2017, aged 93.[2]

References change

  1. "گرامیداشت استاد دکتر علی شریعتمداری". 13 January 2017.
  2. "علی شریعتمداری درگذشت". Fars News Agency (in Persian). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-01-09.