Seyyed Ja'far Shahidi(Ph.D)

Scientific Ranking: Professor

Faculty: Faculty of  Letters and Humanities, Department of Persian Language and Literature

Particulars:

Date of birth: 1297(1918)

Place of birth: Boroujerd

The last qualification: certificate of religious leadership, PhD in Persian Literature

Field of study: Religious jurisprudence

Place of education: Iraq, Najaf Ashraf, Tehran

Education and Experiences:

1328 -(1949) Starting work with Dehkhoda on Dehkhoda Encylopedia
1330 -(1951) Teaching in Tehran high schools
1330 -(1951) Publication of the Forughe Elm Jornal (The Radiance of Science)
1332 -(1953) Getting Bachelor degree from the faculty of Ma'ghool and Manghool
1335 -(1956) Getting Bachelor of Art degree in Persian literature
1340 -(1961) Teaching at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Tehran.
1342 -(1963) Vice President of Dehkhoda Institute
1346 -(1967) Cooperating with Dr. Moeen in compiling Moeen Persian Encylopedia
dictionary)
1368 -(1989) Establishing International Center of Teaching Persian Language
1373 - (1994)Traveling to China and receiving honorary professorship from the University of Peking

Scientific, research and administrative positions:

- Vice - President of Dehkhoda Institute- President of Dehkhoda Institute

- President of the International Center of Teaching Persian Language

Publications:

- Over 23 books in different areas all of which have been re-published for many times;

- Over 100 papers in Persian and Arabic;

- Correction of 3 books;

- Translation of 4 books;

- Translation and publication of his books into English, Arabic, Turkish, Japanese, and Urdu;

- Selection of his works, including the life of Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her) , Nahj-ol-balagheh  and Sharh-e-masnavi ma'navi as the book of the year of the Islamic Republic of Iran;

- Collecting and publishing some parts of papers written in Persian in a work called   "From yesterday till today"

- Publication of Arabic papers in Iranian, Arabic, and Algerian journals.

Honorary positions and university promotions:

1.    Honorary professorship from the University of Peking

2.    Honorary president of International Society of Persian Language and Literature Professors

3.    Distinguished professor of The University of Tehran.

4.    Distinguished professor to receive the first class science insignia from the president dated 1374/7/1.(1995)

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