Sadegh Zibakalam
Sadegh Zibakalam | |
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صادق زیباکلام | |
Zibakalam at Zanjan University, 2013 | |
| Born | Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad 12 June 1948 |
| Citizenship | Iran |
| Education | Ph.D |
| Alma mater | Huddersfield Polytechnic University of Bradford |
| Title | Dr. |
| Relatives | Saeid Zibakalam (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering Political Science historian |
| Institutions | University of Tehran Islamic Azad University |
| Thesis | The Historical Genesis of the Islamic Revolution (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas Gerard Gallagher |
| Notable students | Saeed Hajjarian Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad (Persian: صادق زیباکلام, lit. 'honest eloquent-speaker'; born 12 June 1948) is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as reformist and neo-liberal. Zibakalam is a former professor at University of Tehran and appears frequently on international news outlets including the BBC News and Al Jazeera. His books "How Did We Become What We Are? " and "An Introduction to Islamic Revolution" are among bestsellers and prominent books on Iranian contemporary politics.
Zibakalam has become known in Iran for his debates with hardliners in which he publicly challenges the state line on many sensitive topics.