Sadegh Zibakalam
Sadegh Zibakalam | |
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صادق زیباکلام | |
Zibakalam at Zanjan University, 2013 | |
| Born | Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad 12 June 1948 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Citizenship | Iran |
| Education | Ph.D |
| Alma mater | Huddersfield Polytechnic University of Bradford |
| Title | Dr. |
| Relatives | Saeid Zibakalam (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering Political Science historian |
| Institutions | University of Tehran Islamic Azad University |
| Thesis | The Historical Genesis of the Islamic Revolution (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas Gerard Gallagher |
| Notable students | Saeed Hajjarian Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad (Persian: صادق زیباکلام, lit. 'honest eloquent-speaker'; born 12 June 1948) is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as reformist and neo-liberal. Zibakalam is a former professor at University of Tehran and appears frequently on international news outlets including the BBC News and Al Jazeera. His books "How Did We Become What We Are? " and "An Introduction to Islamic Revolution" are among bestsellers and prominent books on Iranian contemporary politics.
Zibakalam has become a familiar face in Iran for his passionate and daring debates with hardliners in which he publicly challenges the state line on many sensitive topics.