Mohammad Marandi

Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Persian: سید محمد مرندی‎; born 1966 in Richmond, Virginia) is an Iranian-American academic and political analyst. He is the son of Alireza Marandi, a physician who has served in Iran's government as Minister of Health as well as a Member of Parliament.

Education

Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a graduate of the University of Tehran and Birmingham University (UK), where his PhD thesis was entitled Lord Byron, his critics and Orientalism, described as a "response to Edward Said's Orientalism".[1]

He's professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran.

Career

Marandi has appeared as a political and social commentator on international news networks such as PBS, RT, ABC, CGTN, CNN,[2] BBC,[3] Al Jazeera,[4] and Press TV.[5]

Written works

Book chapters
  • "Oppressors and Oppressed Reconsidered: A Shi‘itologic Perspective on the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah’s Outlook on International Relations" (with Raffaele Mauriello) in Islam and International Relations: Contributions to Theory and Practice, Springer, 2015, pp. 50-71.
  • "The Khamenei Doctrine: Iran’s leader on diplomacy, foreign policy and international relations" (with Raffaele Mauriello) in Islam in International Relations: Politics and Paradigms, Routledge, 2018, pp. 18-38.

Sources
  1. Database
  2. "Fareed Zakaria Interviews Iranian "Regime" Spokesman Professor Mohammed Marandi". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "BBC Doha Debate November 9, 2009". Youtube. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. AlJazeeraEnglish. "Iranian professor "defends" executions". Youtube. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. "Nuclear assassinations disgrace IAEA". Presstv.ir. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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