Abbas Amanat

Abbas Amanat
عباس امانت
Amanat in 2020
Born (1947-11-14) 14 November 1947
OccupationsWilliam Graham Sumner Professor of History at Yale University
Director of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies
Academic background
Education
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford
ThesisThe Early Years of the Babi Movement: Background and Development (1981)
Doctoral advisorAlbert Hourani and John Gurney
Other advisorHamid Enayat
Academic work
DisciplineModern History
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral studentsMichael Rubin
Main interestsIranian studies, Qajar Iran
Notable works

Abbas Amanat (Persian: عباس امانت; born November 14, 1947) is an Iranian-born American historian, scholar, author, editor, and university professor. He serves as the William Graham Sumner Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and Director of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies.