Notable Faculty and Alumni
- Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a graduate of the School of Architecture, the last prime minister in modern Iranian history, and the leader of the Green Movement
- Hashem Aghajari, a professor of history who was sentenced to death by the Islamic regime of Iran in 2002 on account of his anti-clerical remarks, but after nationwide demonstrations by Iranian students his life was spared
- Masoumeh Ebtekar, the first female Vice President in Iranian history
- Abbas Milani, former professor of political science, now director of Hoover Institution and professor of Iranian Studies at Stanford University
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr, philosopher, served as chancellor of the university in the mid-1970s
- Mohsen Sazegara, former government official, political activist. Earned his master's degree in history from the university
- Saeed Laylaz, economist and journalist
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