Alireza Rastegar

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Alireza Rastegar
ALIREZA RASTEGAR, IFIA PRESIDENT AT SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL INVENTION FESTIVAL 2019.jpg
Alireza Rastegar speaking at
Born (1978-05-17) May 17, 1978 (age 43)
Tabriz, Iran
NationalityIranian
CitizenshipIranian
EducationDoctor of Business Administration,
Master of Business Administration,
Graduate of Product Technology
Alma materUniversity of Tehran,
College of Alameda, California
Occupation
  • Founder of (SVIIF)
  • Inventor
  • author
Years active2000-present
Known forPresident, IFIA
Awards
Websitealirezarastegar.com

Alireza Rastegar (Persian: علیرضا راستگار, born May 17, 1978) is an Iranian inventor, author, and recipient of numerous national and international awards. He is the president of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations, a non-profit organization founded in 1968, and founder of the . Alireza has authored six books on innovation filed.

Early life[]

Alireza Rastegar was born on May 17, 1978, in Tabriz, and grew up in Tehran city, Iran. His father, Ahad Rastegar, has worked as a chairman at Mellat Bank. Alireza is the second child and has two brothers and two sisters. He attended primary and secondary education in Tehran. Rastegar graduated from the University of Tehran in 2004 and received a master's degree in business management from the College of Alameda, California. He also holds two Doctorates of Business Administration.[1]

Career[]

Alireza started out his career as a head of Young Genius at Youth Organization, where he remained from 2000-2004. He was elected the executive committee member of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations in 2006. He was elected as IFIA president in November 2014 for a four-year term and re-elected in 2018 for an additional four -year term.[2] Rastegar has also led seminars at other international innovation events in nations including Turkey, Croatia, China, Germany, Switzerland, Malaysia, Thailand, Kuwait, South Korea, Hong Kong, and India.

He is the founder of the (SVIIF) where he has been as chairman since 2017.

He currently serves as the board of international inventions events in many countries and helped to establish many national inventor's associations in countries like Turkey, Azerbaijan, Canada, Australia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Sudan, Morocco, Vietnam.[3][4]

He serves as the chairman of the IFIA jury board for the select winner of the WIPO Medal for Best Patent in the framework of the IAP.

Rastegar is a committee member of the World Women Inventors and Entrepreneur's Association since 2008 and has been editor of the International Journal of Scientific Research in Inventions for 4 years.[1]

Books and publications[]

  • Challenging and opportunities for innovation management in today's world
  • Individual and technical skills' development in the field of innovation
  • Disaster Management
  • Training Innovative Culture to Citizens
  • Citizens and Creative Recycling
  • A speed and accuracy comparative study of metallic collector-up InP

Awards[]

  • 2000-2003: Received the outstanding award at the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Khwarizmi festival in 2000, 2001 and 2003[5][6][7]
  • 2003: Won the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization gold medal in 2003[8]
  • 2004: Received a gold medal Geneva International Inventions festival.[1]
  • 2006: Awarded the World Intellectual Property Organization gold medal for the outstanding inventor in 2006[1]
  • 2008: Received the gold medal from Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences[1]
  • 2012: Received a genius medal at Budapest International Inventions festival[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Iranian inventor Rastegar re-elected as IFIA president". Tehran Times. 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Rastegar elected as IFIA president". Islamic Republic News Agency. 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Global meet of inventors gets under way in Vizag". The Hindu. 9 September 2017.
  4. ^ Sarma, B Prabhakara (9 September 2017). "Innovation essential for economic growth: IFIA President Alireza Rastegar". Telangana Today.
  5. ^ "2nd Khwarizmi Festival (2000)". Khwarizmi International Award.
  6. ^ "3rd Khwarizmi Festival (2001)". Khwarizmi International Award.
  7. ^ "فهرست برگزیدگان پنجمین جشنواره جوان خوارزمی بخش دانشجويي- آزد". Khwarizmi International Award.
  8. ^ "ISESCO Science and Technology Prize" (PDF). ISESCO.

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