Ahmad Jalali (Born in 1949 Shahroud) is an Iranian scholar and philosopher. He authored a dozen articles in social, cultural, historical, philosophical, political and international fields. [1] Jalali was instrumental in registering five Iranian sites as World Heritage Site in UNESCO.[2]
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Education
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Shiraz
- M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Shiraz
- M.A. in Western Philosophy from Tehran University
- D.Phil. in Political Philosophy at the University of Oxford
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) (2001-2007)
- President of the 31st General Conference of UNESCO (2001-2003)
- President of the World Heritage Convention General Assembly of UNESCO (2003-2004)
