Saeid Zibakalam | |
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Born | Saeid Zibakalam-Mofrad 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | Iranian |
Relatives | Sadegh Zibakalam (brother) [1] |
Awards | Book of the Year (2007) [2] |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | The Social Epistemology of the Edinburgh School (1990) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions | |
Website | https://rtis2.ut.ac.ir/cv/zibakalam/?lang=en-gb |
Saeid Zibakalam ( Persian: سعید زیباکلام) is an Iranian academic and conservative political activist who self-identifies as a justice-seeker." [3]
He gained a PhD in philosophy from University of Leeds in 1990, where he remained a visiting scholar for the next two years, before his return to Iran. He then worked as a research fellow at Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [4] Zibakalm is currently a faculty member at University of Tehran. [3]
Zibakalam is a stauch supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has openly criticized Hassan Rouhani and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, [1] having been categorized among delvaapasaan ("the concerned"). [5] He was subsequently summend to the court in 2014 for criticizing the performance of the nuclear negotiating team. [6] Zibakalam is one of the very few figures who openly attacks Judicial system of Iran. [3] In 2020, he was among signatories of a letter to Ali Khamenei, that warned him of the current situation in Iran and questioned the compatibility of the measure taken by him to rule Iran. [7] Zibakalam enrolled as a candidate for 2020 Iranian legislative election, however he was disqualified by the Guardian Council. [7]
Saeid Zibakalam | |
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Born | Saeid Zibakalam-Mofrad 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | Iranian |
Relatives | Sadegh Zibakalam (brother) [1] |
Awards | Book of the Year (2007) [2] |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | The Social Epistemology of the Edinburgh School (1990) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions | |
Website | https://rtis2.ut.ac.ir/cv/zibakalam/?lang=en-gb |
Saeid Zibakalam ( Persian: سعید زیباکلام) is an Iranian academic and conservative political activist who self-identifies as a justice-seeker." [3]
He gained a PhD in philosophy from University of Leeds in 1990, where he remained a visiting scholar for the next two years, before his return to Iran. He then worked as a research fellow at Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [4] Zibakalm is currently a faculty member at University of Tehran. [3]
Zibakalam is a stauch supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has openly criticized Hassan Rouhani and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, [1] having been categorized among delvaapasaan ("the concerned"). [5] He was subsequently summend to the court in 2014 for criticizing the performance of the nuclear negotiating team. [6] Zibakalam is one of the very few figures who openly attacks Judicial system of Iran. [3] In 2020, he was among signatories of a letter to Ali Khamenei, that warned him of the current situation in Iran and questioned the compatibility of the measure taken by him to rule Iran. [7] Zibakalam enrolled as a candidate for 2020 Iranian legislative election, however he was disqualified by the Guardian Council. [7]