Iran Meteorological Organization

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Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Iran
Headquarters	Tehran
Agency executive	Sahar Tajbakhsh
Parent agency	Ministry of Roads and Urban Development
Website	www.weather.ir

The Iran Meteorological Organization, also called the Met Department, is an agency of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Government of Iran. Headquartered in Tehran, it is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology, operating hundreds of observation stations across Iran.

History[]

In 1298^{[clarification needed]}, the meteorological office was included in the Barzegaran school curriculum, taught by French teachers. The first platform for the measurement of meteorological data, air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall was built and completed in 1929 in the Barzegaran school. After World War II, the first meteorological observatories were established in Iran by the Allies in 1948.^[1]

Heads of Meteorological Organization[]

• Before the revolution:

-Professor Mohammad Hassan Ganji from 1335 to 1347^{[clarification needed]}

- Abdolhossein Parviz Navai from 1347 to 1357^{[clarification needed]}

- Ginos Nemat (Supervisor of 1978)

- General Asghar Behsarsht (1978)

• After the revolution :

- Cyrus Ahadpour from 57 to 58^{[clarification needed]}

- Hassan Hajilari from 1958 to 1959

- Kazem Samadian from 1359 to 60^{[clarification needed]}

- Ali Mohammad Nourian from 60 to 72^{[clarification needed]}

- Hossein Ali Taravat from 1372 to 1373^{[clarification needed]}

- Ali Mohammad Nourian from 1973 to 1988 (second time)

-Bahram Sanaei from 1988 to 1992

- Davood Parhizgar from 1992 to 1997

- Sahar Tajbakhsh since March 1997

See also[]

• Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center

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