Mohammad Marandi
Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Persian: سید محمد مرندی; born 1966 in Richmond, Virginia) is an Iranian-American academic and political analyst. He is the son of Alireza Marandi, a physician who has served in Iran's government as Minister of Health as well as a Member of Parliament.
Education[]
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a graduate of the University of Tehran and Birmingham University (UK), where his PhD thesis was entitled Lord Byron, his critics and Orientalism, described as a "response to Edward Said's Orientalism".[1]
Career[]
Marandi is a professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran.
Marandi has appeared as a political and social commentator on international news networks such as PBS, ABC, CGTN, CNN,[2] BBC,[3] Al Jazeera,[4] and RT.
Written works[]
Book chapters[]
- "Oppressors and Oppressed Reconsidered: A Shi‘itologic Perspective on the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah’s Outlook on International Relations" (with Raffaele Mauriello) in Islam and International Relations: Contributions to Theory and Practice, Springer, 2015, pp. 50–71.
- "The Khamenei Doctrine: Iran’s leader on diplomacy, foreign policy and international relations" (with Raffaele Mauriello) in Islam in International Relations: Politics and Paradigms, Routledge, 2018, pp. 18–38.
Sources[]
- ^ Database
- ^ "Fareed Zakaria Interviews Iranian "Regime" Spokesman Professor Mohammed Marandi". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "BBC Doha Debate November 9, 2009". Youtube. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ AlJazeeraEnglish. "Iranian professor "defends" executions". Youtube. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- American people of Iranian descent
- University of Tehran faculty
- Academics of the Faculty of World Studies
- University of Tehran alumni
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- People from Richmond, Virginia
- Political commentators