Ali Massoud Ansari | |
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Born | Ali Massoud Ansari 24 November 1967 |
Alma mater | University College London King's College London School of Oriental and African Studies |
Spouse | Marjon Esfandiary |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Iranian studies |
Institutions | University of St Andrews |
Thesis | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & the myth of imperial authority (1998) |
Ali Massoud Ansari FRSE (Persian: علی مسعود انصاری, born 24 November 1967 in Rome[1]) is a Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies.[2]