Awards and Famous People
The TIS Faculty enjoys a host of enthusiastic professors, researchers, and students in the areas of Theology, Islamic Studies, and the interdisciplinary areas of study related to these fields. Below, the TIS members who have received national and international awards and honours are listed. The list is by no mean exhaustive and is going to be completed.
Moreover, a large number of our staff are currently employed in various top decision and policy-making institutes and organisations. These people are enlisted briefly under the title of "famous people", at the same page. The list provided here only includes the names of those members who have allowed us to publish their names and honours. Therefore, the list in not exhaustive and needs to be completed.
(Click on the names of faculty members to view their full CVs.)
Academic Staff Awards
Dr Saleh Hasanzadeh:
- Chosen as Top Professor by the Supreme Leader's Institute in Universities(2010)
- Chosen as Top Researcher by the Supreme Leader's Institute in Universities(2010)
Dr Hesameddin Khalatbari:
- Best Supervisor of the Year
Dr Fatemeh Fallah Tafti:
- Top Researcher-Professor in the Seminary Festival (2017)
- Best Islamic State Book of the Year Award (2020)
Dr Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Momeni:
- First Rank in Iran's PhD Level University Entrance Competition;
- Special Award from the Seminary (2005)
Dr Abbas Ashrafi:
- The Golden Pen Award (2004)
- Top Researcher of the Year in Quranic Studies (2004)
Dr Mohammad Shaban Pour:
- Best Book of the Year Award from Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (2009)
Dr Roohallah Mohammad Ali Nejad Omran:
- Best Masters Dissertation of the Year Award from the Quranic Theses Festival
- Best PhD Thesis of the Year Award from the Quranic Dissertations Festival
Dr Mahdi Akhavan:
- The Islamic Republic of Iran's Season's Book Award from Iran's Book House
Dr Mahmood Taghizadeh Davari:
- Iran's Best Book of the Year (2006)
- Best PhD Thesis Award (2004)
Dr Saeed Tavoosi Masroor:
- Islamic Republic of Iran's Seasonal Book Award (2010)
Famous People
Dr Enayat Sharifi:
- Head of the Department of Islamic Sciences, Iran National Science Foundation
Dr Ali Banaee:
- Founder of the Tolou Mehr Higher Education Institute
Dr Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Momeni:
- Department Head and Researcher in History, Hadith-e Lowh va Qalam Cultural Institute;
- Distinguished professor of Private Law
- Permanent Scientific Counsellor, Zakhair Assembly;
- Supervisor for the Content of the Dictionary of Jurisprudence according to Ahl al-Bayt Religion;
Dr Abbas Ashrafi:
- Director-General for Research, National Youth Organisation
Dr Ebrahim Ebrahimi:
- Director-General for Parliamentary Affairs, MSRT
- Ministry of Science's Representative and Director-General for the Administrative and Disciplinary Procedures Boards;
Dr Roohallah Mohammad Ali Nejad Omran:
- Director of the Centre for Quran and the Prophet's Progeny, Ministry of Health;
Dr Gholamreza Zakyani:
- Former Dean of the TIS Faculty (2016-2018);
- President, Iranian Research Institute of Philosophy;
- Vice-President for Cultural Affairs, ATU (2014-15);
- Editor-in-Chief, Logical Studies Quarterly;
Dr Mahmood Taghizadeh Davari:
- Founder of the "Shia Studies" programme in Iranian universities (2000)
- Founder of the "Social Theology" programme in Iranian universities (1998)
Dr Saeed Tavoosi Masroor:
- Historical and Cultural Counsellor to a number of distinguished Iranian publishers;
- Reviewer in the 3rd Annual Ashura Book Award Festival (2019)
- Reviewer in the 17th Roshd Book Award Festival (2019)
- Reviewer in the 22nd Annual Seminary Book Award Festival (2020)
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