Ali M. Ansari

Ali Massoud Ansari
Ali Ansari speaking to Fox News about Iran in 2012
Born
Ali Massoud Ansari

(1967-11-24) 24 November 1967
SpouseMarjon Esfandiary
FatherMohammad Ali (father)
RelativesAhmad Ali (brother)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College London
King's College London
School of Oriental and African Studies
ThesisShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & the Myth of Imperial Authority (1998)
Doctoral advisorCharles R. H. Tripp
Other advisorsFarhang Rajaee, David d'Avray
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
Sub-disciplineIranian studies
InstitutionsUniversity of St Andrews

Ali Massoud Ansari (Persian: علی مسعود انصاری, born 24 November 1967 in Rome) is a Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies.