Place and date of birth: Tehran, 1950

Permanent member and head of the specialized group of architecture and urban planning of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Education:

- Master in Architecture, National University (Shahid Beheshti).

Executive activities:

- Broadcasting Director of the Islamic Republic Radio and Television in 1979;

- Member of the plan and program council of the Children and Adolescents Education Center in 1979;

- Director of Jihad Sazandegi TV program, 1980;

- Production Manager of the Islamic Republic of Iran TV, 1980 to 1981;

- Member of the Planning and Programming Council of the Radio and Television of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1980 to 1983;

- Director of the film and serial group of the Islamic Republic of Iran TV, from 1981 to 1983;

- Director of the Broadcasting Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1983to 1986;

- Member of the Board of Tehran Beautification Organization, 1989;

- Member of the Council of Tehran Beautification Organization, 1999;

- Managing Director and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Farabi Cinema Foundation, from 1362 to 1373, then the only member of the Board of Trustees from 1376 to 1380, and from 1392 until now;

- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Roudaki Foundation, 2002-2005;

- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Artistic Creations, 1999;

- Permanent member of the Academy of Arts, since 1999;

- Head of Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Academy of Arts, 1999;

-Member of the Culture and Industry Council of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran, 2002-2005;

- Member of the Supreme Council of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1997-2003;

- Member of Bam Architecture and Urban Planning Council, 2003-2005;

- Member of the Cinema Group of the Academy of Arts, 2005;

- Founding member of Cinema House, 1986;

- President of Fajr International Film Festival, 1983 to 1993;

- Member of the faculty of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, 1997 until now;

- Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, 1992-1997;

- Member of the Board of Directors of Tehran Engineering System, 1997 to 2000;

- Founder of the Iranian Cinema Museum, 1998;

- Member of the board of directors of Farhangian Welfare Company, 1998-2002;

- Chairman of the National Committee of ICOM Iran, from 1998 to 2005, then from 2012 to present;

- Member of ICOMOS Iran, since 2005;

- Member of the jury of the Architecture Competition of the National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1996;

- Member of the jury of the Architecture and Municipality Competition and Bam City Council, 2005;

- Member of the jury of Amirkabir University Architecture Competition, Bandar Mahshahr, 2005;

- Managing Director of Farabi Cinema Foundation, 1983-1993;

- Managing Director of Tehran Municipality Cultural Spaces Development Company, 1994 to 2003;

- Deputy Minister of Guidance and Head of the Cultural Heritage Organization, 1997 to 2003;

- Member of the National Committee for Culture of the National Commission for UNESCO;

- Member of the Board of the Association of Cultural Works and Honors, 1997 to 2007;

- Member of the Strategic Council of Farabi Museum and Hall, Tehran, 1998;

- Member of the Board of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Architecture of Shahid Beheshti University;

- Advisor to the CEO of IRIB,1994;

- Advisor to the President of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization, 2013 so far;

- Project Manager of Iran-Land Encyclopedia of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2006 to 2015;

- Member of the faculty of "Water in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (WATARID)" conferences, 2003;

- Member of the Scientific Council of the Rain Foundation from 2014 to 2018;

- Deputy of the Organization and Head of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, from 2004 to 2007, and from 2014 to 2017;

- First Secretary of the Society of Architects from 2013 to 2017;

- Member of the Strategic Council of the Civil Engineering and Improvement Organization of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development since 2013;

- Chairman of the Historical Texture Committee of Tehran from 2014 to 2016;

- Member of the Supreme Council of the House of Artists from 2015 to 2017;

- Chairman of the Conference on Tall Buildings, 2014 and 2015;

- Member of the Committee of the Three Supreme Urban Planning Councils since 2015;

- High Advisor to the Supreme Council of the House of Artists since 2017.

Educational Activities:

- Member of the faculty of the Center for Higher Education of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, 1998;

- Teaching at Shahid Beheshti University;

- Teaching at the Faculty of Architecture and Social Sciences, University of Tehran;

- Teaching at Tarbiat Modares University;

- Teaching at the University of Arts.

Articles:

- Iranian Engineering. In: Religion, p. 28;

- The meaning and nature of the museum.

- Persian Garden World. In: Golestan Honar, Vol. 12, Fall 2008;

- Nowruz is the platform for dialogue between civilizations. In: Letter of the Month of Art, Vol. 29;

- Urban art; Crystallization of quality in the face of the city. In: Manzar, No. 7, June 2010;

- Persian carpet (found in the semantic and material realm of the environment). In: Art Chemistry, Vol. 6, Winter 2012;

- What does sustainable architecture mean? In: Architecture and Building, Vol. 39, Summer 2014;

- valiasr; Contemporary Chaharbagh. In: Essay, No. 67, Winter 2014;

-"The Art of Revitalization", In Iran: Architecture for Changing Societies. Philip Jodidio (ed). Turin: Umberto Allemandi & C

- "Water: a mirror into Iran geography and population / life", In Yazd: WATARID 2nd International Conference: Water, ecosystems and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid zones. 2009

 "Qazvin's orchards; domesticated ecosystem", In Paris: WATARID 3rd International Conference: Water, ecosystems and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid zones. 2011

Books:

- Iranian mosque, the place of ascension of believers. Tehran: Rozaneh, 2010;

- Dictionary of Iranian Architecture in Persian References: Terms and Concepts. Tehran: Encyclopedia of the History of Iranshahr Architecture and the Institute for the Translation and Publication of Text Works of Art, 2010;

- The story of Tehran. Tehran: Cultural Research Office, 2016;

- Sheikh Baha'i and the Pearl Ball. Tehran: Rozaneh, 2017;

- Revival of Tehran. Tehran: Cultural Research Office, 2017;

- Strolling in the field of everyday life; Collection of Short Notes, Volume III. Tehran: Rozaneh, 2018.

Research Projects:

- Tehran Master Cultural Spaces Plan, 2006 to 2008 for Tehran Municipality Cultural Spaces Development Company under the Tehran Master Plan, approved by the Article Five Commission;

- Comprehensive structural studies of Tehran neighborhoods, 2008 to 2010 for Tehran Municipality Cultural Spaces Development Company;

- Milad Tower Strategic Document, 2008 to 2010 for Yademan Sazeh Company;

- Pardisan Cultural Tourism Strategic Document, 2010 to 1391 for Azaam Construction Investment Company.

Attending scientific conferences:

- Participation in several national and international film and cinema festivals;

- Participated in several scientific meetings and conferences related to cultural heritage issues, including: annual and biennial conferences on the protection and restoration of historical and cultural objects and architectural decorations, Iran;

- Biennial Archaeological Conferences, Iran;

- First, second, and third conferences on the history of architecture and urban planning, Iran;

- Fourth International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (ICBCP-4), November 21-25, 1998, Tehran;

- UNESCO General Conference, October 1999, UNESCO, Paris;

- The 11th Executive Committee for the Establishment of the Nubian Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, October 2000, Cairo;

- UNESCO General Conference, October 2001, UNESCO, Paris;

- Aga Khan Foundation Architecture Award Ceremony, November 2001, Damascus;

-Twenty-sixth World Heritage Committee, June 2002, Budapest;

-Twenty-seventh World Heritage Committee, June 2003, Paris;

- UNESCO General Conference, September 2003, UNESCO, Paris;

- Bam International Cultural Heritage Rescue Workshop, April 2004, Bam;

-28th World Heritage Committee, June 2004, Sushu, China;

- Cultural Heritage Technical Meeting, April 2005, Karan, Russia;

-10th International Conference on Archeology, April 2005, Newcastle;

- Bam Cultural Heritage Rescue Technical Meeting, May 2005, Rome;

- Water Conference in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (Watarid) 2005 Orumchi, 2009 Yazd, and 2011 Paris;

- Received the Aga Khan Foundation Architecture Award: Tabriz Bazaar Project, September 2013, Lisbon;

- The first conference on cultural heritage and sustainable development, Tehran, February 2016;

- Numerous domestic and international conferences of the Cultural Heritage Research Institute.