Ali M. Ansari
Ali Massoud Ansari | |
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Ali Ansari speaking to Fox News about Iran in 2012 | |
| Born | Ali Massoud Ansari 24 November 1967 |
| Spouse | Marjon Esfandiary |
| Father | Mohammad Ali (father) |
| Relatives | Ahmad Ali (brother) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London King's College London School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Thesis | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & the Myth of Imperial Authority (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles R. H. Tripp |
| Other advisors | Farhang Rajaee, David d'Avray |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Sub-discipline | Iranian studies |
| Institutions | University 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.