Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

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Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi
Born (1960-06-28) June 28, 1960 (age 63)
NationalityIranian
Other namesBehrooz Ghamari Tabrizi
Education University of California, Santa Cruz (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields History of modern Iran
Institutions Princeton University
Thesis Islamism and the Quest for Alternative Modernities  (1998)
Doctoral advisor Paul Lubeck

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi (born 28 June 1960) [1] is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, and professor. He is known for his works on the Iranian revolution and its aftermath. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Ghamari-Tabrizi serves as the Professor of Near Eastern Studies, and as the Director of the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University.

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Career

Ghamari-Tabrizi received a PhD in 1998 from the University of California, Santa Cruz. [8]

He joined Princeton University in February 2019. Previously he was professor of history and sociology and the Director of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was awarded a Beckman Fellowship in 2008. [9] [10] [11] [12]

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