Hossein Ziai
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Hossein Ziai (July 6, 1944 – August 24, 2011) was a professor of Islamic philosophy and Iranian Studies and held the inaugural Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies at UCLA until his passing. He received his B.S. in Intensive Physics and Mathematics from Yale University in 1967 and a Ph.D. in Islamic Philosophy from Harvard University in 1976. Prior to his position at UCLA, Hossein Ziai taught at Tehran University, Sharif University, Harvard University, Brown University, and Oberlin College. As Director of Iranian Studies at UCLA, where he taught since 1988, Hossein Ziai established an undergraduate major in Iranian Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures--the first such degree in North America--and developed the strongest and most rigorous Iranian Studies program in the U.S.
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