Date and place of birth: Tehran, 1962
President of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Permanent member and member of the specialized group of traditional arts and crafts
Education:
-Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Blaise -Pascal in Clermont-France.
Executive Records:
-Secretary of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2001 to 2009
- Vice-Chancellor for Research of the Academy of Arts from 2003 to 2009;
- Research Deputy of the Artists House from 2012 to 2015;
- Deputy Minister of Traditional Arts and Handicrafts of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of the country from 2015 to 2017;
- Vice President for Research and Head of Culture Department of the National Commission for UNESCO from 2017 to 2018;
- Chairman of the Working Group of Art Theorizing Chairs in the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution since 2018;
-Head of Iranian Islamic University, Professor Farshchian, since 2018.
University Teaching (Master and Doctorate):
- Teaching at Tabriz University of Islamic Arts since 2004;
- Teaching in the Faculty of Arts of Al-Zahra University since 2006;
- Teaching at Shahid Beheshti University since 2007;
- Teaching at the Art Campus of the University of Tehran since 2011;
- Teaching at Isfahan University of Arts from 2003 to 2011;
- Teaching at Tehran University of Arts intermittently;
- Teaching Ph.D. in Art Research at Kish Campus;
- Teaching Art Research Department in the Ph.D. course at Azad University, Research Sciences Branch.
Compilation of books in Persian and French:
- An introduction to the intertextuality of Sokhan Publications;
- An introduction to the mythology of Sokhan Publications;
- Intertextuality from structuralism to poststructuralism of speech publications;
- Safar Negareh, Sokhan Publications;
- Myth - Isfahan: Publications;
- Illustrated culture of visual symbols (with Manijeh Kangrani) Nazar Shahr;
- Developmental Criticism in Literature and Art with Dr. Asadollahi, Scientific-Cultural Publications;
- Mythology with Noor Thorpe Fry (with Neda Seifi), Mugham Publications;
- Mythology with Max Müller (with Behrouz Awadpour), Mugham Publications;
- Va Aknoun Dar Rahim (with Behrouz Awadpour), Iranian Book Publishing;
- Semiotics of sacred defense films (by effort), scientific-cultural publications;
- Comparative knowledge (by effort), Sokhan Publications;
- Taq Bostan, (by effort) Sokhan Publications;
- Discourse in literature and art (by effort) Sokhan Publications;
- The myth of the identity-making text, the presence of Shahnameh in Iranian literature and culture (with effort), scientific-cultural publications
- The myth of the intercultural text, the presence of Shahnameh in the literature of other countries, (with effort), scientific-cultural publications;
- The Mythology of Love in Iranian Culture, Sokhan Publications.
Awards:
- Selected foreign dissertation in 2000, appreciation by the presidency;
- Sample researcher in 2002, by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology;
- A book worthy of appreciation for an introduction to the mythology of 2015, by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance;
-Nominated for the book of the year of travel, 1394, by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Art activities:
- photography exhibition entitled Palkaneh, Cultural Center, February 2009;
- Sina Cultural Center Group Photography Exhibition 2010;
- Individual photography exhibition entitled Water Mirror, Artists House, 2013;
- Individual photography exhibition entitled Nature, Artists House, 2016
Scientific-Executive Responsibilities:
- Secretary-General of Tabriz Art School Conference (Academy of Arts)
- Secretary-General of Isfahan Art School Conference (Academy of Arts)
- Secretary-General of Shiraz Art-Philosophy Books Conference (Academy of Arts)
- Secretary-General of the Conference on Comparative Literature (Shahid Beheshti University)