Mohammad Reza MAJIDI, Phd

Curriculum Vitae

Mohammad Reza MAJIDI, PhD

Associate professor, Department of regional studies, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran

President of Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian Parliament)

Languages: Persian, French, English, Arabic

E-mail: ;

Education

1996 PhD. in Political Sciences, University of Social Sciences, Toulouse, France

1993 M.A. in Political Sciences, University of Social Sciences, Toulouse, France

1990 M.A. in Political Sciences, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran

Professional Experience

2016- Secretary General, Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)

2015 - President of Library, Museum and Documentation center of Parliament

2015 - Vice President of National Committee, UNESCO Memory of the World Program

2007 – 2014 Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNESCO

2012 – 2014 President of NAM group in UNESCO

2013 Vice President of General Conference of UNESCO

2013 President of Asia Pacific Group (ASPAC) in UNESCO

2013 Vice President of G77 UNESCO-Chapter

2007 –2013 Counselor to the Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology in International Affairs

2006 – 2007 Vice-Minister of Iran’s Interior Ministry at Social Sector and Regional Council

2006 – 2007 Representative of the Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology in University of Tehran

2006 – 2007 Member of the Strategic Council, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004 – 2007 Member of the Committee of Higher Education, Consultative Commission of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and Deputy Head of the Supreme Leader’s Representation in Universities for Research fields;

2005 – 2006 Vice President of the Faculty of I. R. of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)

2003 – 2004 Director of the Cultural and Scientific Foundation of Islamic Thought

2002 – 2003 President of the Scientific Board of the International Conference on Religious Democracy

2001 – 2002 President of the Research Centre in Culture and Islamic Studies, Tehran

2000 – 2001 Vice President of the Faculty of Political Science (Research Sector), Azad Islamic University, Tehran

1999 – 2000 Director of the Masters Centre, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Azad Islamic University, Tehran

1998 – 1999 Director of the Department of International Relations, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran

Publications:

Monographs and Edited

·  The Role of Islam in the Rapprochement of cultures (ed.), 2011;

·  La connaissance de la constitution de la République Islamique d’Iran , 2010;

·  An Acquaintance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2008);

·  Politics and Government in the Transcaucasia (2007);

·  Politics and Government in Central Asia (2004);

·  10 Points on the Islamic Revolution (2003);

·  Civil Society and Religious Thought (2003).

·  Translator of the book “Feminism: Mystique or Mistake”.

Articles and Conferences:

·  “The Right of all Nations to Access to Science, New Technologies and Sustainable Development”(with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), International Social Science Journal, under publication;

·  “The Contribution of West Asia to the Concept of Human Security” (with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), proceedings of the International Conference on Human Security, Birjand, Islamic Republic of Iran, under publication;

·  “Equitable Digitization and the Human Right to Education: the Role of UNESCO”, proceedings of the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress;

·  “Iran’s Post-Revolutionary Foreign Policy: a Holistic Approach” (with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), Iranian Journal of International Affairs, 2009

·  “The Universal Message of Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi, a Reformist from West Asia”(with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), The Life and Thought of Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi, Iranian Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Tehran, 2009;

·  “Mawlana and the Perfect Human Being: Introducing a Comprehensive Vision”, Celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of Mawlana Jalal-ud-Din Balkhi-Rumi, Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Tehran, 2009;

·  “Knowledge Society and Religious Thought”, New Religious Thought Quarterly, 2008;

·  “A Survey of the Visions of Students towards Course-Planning of Islamic Studies in Universities”, Research and Planning Higher Education Quarterly, autumn 2006;

·  “Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges”, Thought, No. 1, 2004;

·  “The Ossetis: Another Ground for Discord in Transcaucasia”, Central Asia and Caucasia Quarterly, No. 42, autumn 2003;

·  “Russia and Security in the Caucasus”, Defensive and Security Studies Quarterly, No. 29, winter 2002;

·  “Palestine in an Iranian Vision”, Thought of Islamic Revolution Quarterly, No. 3, 2001

·  The Contribution of Persian Scholars to the promotion of Ethics in Science, Round Table on Ethics in Science, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2009

·  The Contribution of West Asia to the Concept of Human Security (with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), International Conference on Human Security, Birjand, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2009

·  NAM Round Table on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2008

·  Conference on Diverse Aspects of Iran/UNESCO Cooperation, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2008

·  The Universal Message of Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi, a Reformist from West Asia (with Mohammad Reza Dehshiri), International Conference on the Life and Thought of Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008

·  Equitable Digitization and the Human Right to Education, International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Stockholm, 2008

·  The Evolution of the Foreign Policy of France, Strategic Studies Conference, Tehran, 2008

·  Mawlana and the Perfect Human Being: Introducing a Comprehensive Vision, International Seminar on Mawlana’s Thought and Philosophy, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2007

·  Functionalism and Integration of the Islamic World, International Conference on the Convergence of Islamic Schools of Thought, Tehran, 2007

·  Political Parties and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, National Conference on Universities and Executive Power, Tehran, 2005

·  Rereading of the Objectives and Functions of the Course of the Islamic Revolution, National Conference on Course Issues and the Political System, Qom, 2004

·  Democracy, Media and Public Opinion, National Conference on Religious Democracy, Qom, 2004

·  Religious Democracy: a Response to the Historical Demands of the Iranian Muslim Nation, International Conference on Religious Democracy, Tehran, 2004

·  Civil Society, Citizens’ Rights and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, International Conference on Civil Society and Religious Thought, Shiraz, 1997