Ali Akbar Siassi

Ali-Akbar Siasi PhD (Persian: Ali-Akbar Siyāsĩ‎; 1896 – 27 May 1990) was a notable and important Iranian intellectual, psychologist and politician during the 1930s and 1960s, serving as the country's education and foreign minister, chancellor of University of Tehran, Minister of Education 1948-1950, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1950, Minister of state without portfolio 1945. He drafted bill and law for National Compulsory Free Education, and took necessary measures for its enforcement 1943.

Ali-Akbar Siasi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 January 1950 – 24 February 1950
Prime MinisterMohammad Sa'ed
Preceded byHossein Navab
Succeeded byHossein Navab
Minister of Education
In office
6 August 1943 – 6 April 1944
Prime MinisterAli Soheili
Preceded byMostafa Adl
Succeeded byAli Riazi
Personal details
Born1896 (1896)
Tehran, Iran
Died27 May 1990(1990-05-27) (aged 93–94)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Spouse(s)Roshandoleh Bayat
RelationsMohammad Hassan Sadeghi (Father)
ChildrenIradj Siassi, Bijan, Fereydoun, Jaleh
AwardsNishane-Elmy;Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur;[1]
Commandeur Palmes academiques[2]

Prof. of University of Tehran from 1927, Head of Department of Advanced Studies of the Minister of Education in 1932, drafted bill and law for national compulsory free education, and took necessary measures for its enforcement 1943, minister of state without portfolio 1945, Minister of Education. 1948-1950, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1950, member of the Supreme Council of Education, del III International Congress of Persian Art and Archaeology 1935, UN conference San Francisco 1945, President of the Iranian del. UNESCO Conference Paris 1949, UNESCO Conference Paris 1951, International Conference of Universities Mexico City 1960, Permanent member of the Persian Academy, Honorary President of the University of Tehran, Member of International Committee Scientific and Cultural History of Humanity, President of Iranian Psychological Association, co-founder and President Irane-Djavan Association is other Siassi's positions.;[3] Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur (France) en qualité de Recteur de L'université de Teheran 1946, Commandeur de Palmes Académiques (France).

Publications include: L'Education en Perse 1921, La Perse au contact de l'occident 1931, L'Iran au XIXe Siècle (all in French), Psychology 1938, Educational Psychology for Teacher's college 1941, Introduction to philosophy 1947, Logic and Methodology 1948, Mind and Body 1953, The Psychology of Avicenna and its similarities with the Modern Psychology 1954, Logic 1956, Ethics 1957, Logic and philosophy 1958, Psychology of Personality 1970, Theories of Personality 1975 (all in Persian).

References
  1. "Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon". Upload.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. "Palmes Academiques Commandeur ribbon". Upload.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. "IRĀN-E JAVĀN, ANJOMAN-E – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2015-06-20.

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