Faculty of Law and Political Science at University of Tehran

The Faculty of Law and Political Science at University of Tehran (Persian: دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی دانشگاه تهران), is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Iran. It was initially established in College of Political Science in 1899 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The faculty has evolved into the most prestigious law faculty in Iran and has trained most of the country's prominent lawyers, judges, diplomats, and civil servants, many of whom have been very influential in the political and legal life of the country. The alumni include high-profile legal scholars, Political scientists, and International Relations scientists who have engineered the legal, Politics and foreign policy developments of modern Iran. The best and most talented students of law, Political Science and International Relations in Iran choose this school for their studies. Most of the nation's political elite graduated from the school.[1]

Faculty of Law and Political Science
at University of Tehran
TypePublic
Established1899
ChancellorEbrahim Motaghi
Location
Tehran
,
Iran
AffiliationsUniversity of Tehran

History

The School of Political Science was founded in 1899 by Hassan Pirnia. It was run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It later merged with the School of Law (Madreseh-ye āli-e hoquq), which had been established in 1918, to form the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran in 1933.

People

Political

Many of the school's faculty and alumni later became ministers and political figures in Iran. Notable examples are:

See also

References
  1. "Home - دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی".


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