About Dr. Mahdi Farhani Monfared

CURRICULUM VITA

Mahdi Frahani-Monfared, Ph.D.

I. Personal Information:

Name:Mahdi Farhani Monfared

Place of Birth:Tehran, Iran

Date of Birth:December, 20, 1964 

Marital Status: Married, two children 

Email: Farhani@Alzahra.ac.ir

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Bachelor of history, Ferdows? University, Meshhad, Iran, 1990

Master of Arts,  Ferodows? University, Meshhad, Iran, 1993

Ph.D,  Tarbyate Modarres University, Tehran, Iran, 1999

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Associate Professor of History, Al-Zahr? University, Department of History, Tehran, Iran Head of the Department of History, Al-Zahr? University, Tehran, Iran

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Fellow Researcher, Academy of Persian Language and Literature Tehran, Iran, from 1997 To 2004

Assistant Professor of History,Al-Zahr? University, Department of History, Tehran, Iran, from 19999 To 2008

Associate Professor of History, Al-Zahr? University, Department of History, Tehran, from 2008 To 2009

Head of the Department of History, Al-Zahr? University, From 2008to 2009

Research Interests:

History of Iran, 7^th _ 10^th centuries

Persian Historiography

Methodology and philosophy of history

 Persian Literature

Publications

1. Books:

• Moh?jerate Olam?ye Sh?'a az Jabale ?mel Be Iran dar a?re ?afav?(The Immigration of The Sh?'a Scholars From Jabale ?mel to Iran in ?afav? Period), Tehran, Am?r Kab?r Publication, 1377 (2001)
• Peywande Sy?sat va Farhang dar a?re zev?le Teymury?n va zohoore ?afavy?n(Politics and Culture at the End of the T?mur?d and Early ?afav?d Period (1468-1505)), Anjomane
• ?s?r Va Maf?khere Farhang?, Tehran, 1381(2003).

Am?r Al?sh?r Naw??, Khamsa al – Motehaeir?n (A Literary Text from9^th/15^th century ), trans. to Persian by Housayn Nakhjaw?n?, ed. by Mahdi Farhani Monfared, Tehran, Persian Language and Literature Academy, 1381(2003).

• Teymur (Tamerlane), Madrese Publication, Tehran, 1384 (20004)
• Do?areh Toof?n, Dob?reh Eshgh (Again Storm; Again Love) (Collection of my poems), Tehran, Khorshid Baran, 1386 (2008)
  1. Journal Articles: 

I. The articles on the history of Iran (Middle Centuries)   

1) " N?mehaye Kh?n Ahmad Kh?ne G?lan?"(Some notes on the Letters Kh?n Ahmad Kh?n G?lan? ), Jah?ne Ket?b, Vol. 1 No.6 (1374) (1997)

2) “Pajoohesh? dar d?dgahh? ve tak?pooh?ye s??sy?e Kh?jah N??er Al- D?n Ubayd All?he Ahr?r”(A Study on Political Views and Activities of Kh?jah N??er Al- D?n Ubayd All?he Ahr?r), Journal of Humanities, University of Al-Zahr?, Special Issue on Teology, Vol.8 Nos.26 &27(1998)

3) “Mon?seb?te d?plomat?c Teymury?n”(The Diplomatic Relations of Timur?ds under Sult?n Housayn M?rz? B?yqar?), History of  Foreign Relations, Center of Documents and History of Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs Administration, Vol.1 No.1(1387)(2008)

4) “Iran va Toor?n dar man?be'e a?re Teymur?; tahavvole negareshe nez?m? be negareshe farhang?” (Iran and Toor?n in the T?mur?d Sources; Shift From Military World Views to a Cultural one), T?r?kh: Bulletin of  Department of  History Department, University of  Tehran, Faculty of  Letters and Humanities, Vol.3  No.3 (2002)

5) “Gh?z?n N?meh; Sh?hn?me?e az a?re Moghol” (Gh?z?n N?meh; A Sh?hn?me?e from the Mongols Period), History and Geography Monthly Book, Nos. 81-83 (1383) (2005)

6) “Jal?yery?n va Kh?nd?ne Rash?d al-D?n Fa?l All?he Hamed?n?” (Jal?yer?ds and Rash?d? Family), Quarterly Journal of Historical Studies, Supplement to Journal of the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdows? University of Mashhad, Nos. 11-12(1385) (2007)

7) “D?plomac?ye gostaresh va goftegoo” (Diplomatic Negotiations and Military Strategies of Alamut Ism?'?l?s). Farhang: Quarterly Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, issue topic: History, Vol.18 No.56 (winter2006)

8) "B?zk?v?e ?g?h?h?ye t?r?kh?e Ma'dan al-Dorar "(Regaining historical information in Ma'dan al- Dorar), ?yeneye m?r?s (Mirror of Heritage), Quarterly Journal of book review, Bibliography and Text Information, New series, Vol.13 Issue No.2 (summer 2005)

9) " Y?ddashth?? bar T?rikhe Rash?d?" (Some notes on Rash?d?’s History), ?yeneye M?r?s (Mirror of Heritage), Quarterly Journal of book review, Bibliography and Text Information, New series, Vol.13 Issue No.3/4(30-31) (Autumn2005, Winter2006)

10) " Zendeg? va tak?pooh?ye sys?e Khw?nd M?r" (The Biography and political activities of Khw?nd M?r), Waqf; M?r?the J?v?d?n: A Cultural Social and Historical Quarterly, New series, Vol.10 No.1 (Spring 1381/2002)

11) "Dowlate ?kher al-zam?n: Nemone? az tak?pooh?ye ?lem?ne Sh?'a bar?ye mashroo'yat bakhshidan be dowlate Safavi" (The Latest Government: A case of Shia Scholars to legitimize ?afav?d Dynasty), in a book in honor of Dr. Abd al - Housain Naw??, Tehran, 1385(2007)

12) "And?sheh?ye hez?reger?y?neye Nuqtawya" (Nuqtawia Millenarianism), T?r?khe Tamaddune Isla?i: Semi-annual proficiency Journal of History, Vol.4 No.8 (autumn2008/winter 2009)

13) "Barras?e vaz'?ate eqtesad?e Rab'e Rash?d? dar a?re ?lkh?n?n" (Analysis of the Economic Situation of Rab'e Rash?d? in the Time of Ilkhan?ds), Journal of Humanities, University of Al-Zahr? Issue on History, Vol.15 No.55, (2005)

14) "Nokteh?? darb?reye Kam?l al- D?n Housain W?'eze K?shef?" (Comments on Kam?l al- D?n Housayne W?'eze K?shef?), Magh?l?t va Barras?h?: Faculty of Teology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, No.66 (Winter 2006)

15) " Man?abe Kal?ntar va chand sanad dar morede Kal?ntar?ne a?re ?afav?" (Kal?ntar post and some documents on ?afav? Kal?ntars), Ganj?neye Asn?d, No.35/36(1378/2001)

16)"Sharaf al-D?n 'Al? Yazd?: Historian and Mathematician"(Iranian Studies, Vol.41 No.4 September 2008) (In English))

II.   The articles on Persian Literature and Philosophy of History

1)” Peywande t?rikh va adabyy?t” (Relations between history and literature), Keyh?ne Farhang?, Tehran, day 1372(1994)

2) "Sy?sat, t?r?kh va adabyy?t dar Qabusn?ma" (Politics, History and Literature in Q?busn?ma), Tarikhe Tamaddune Islami: Semi-annual proficiency Journal of History, Vol.2 No.3 (spring and summer 2006)

3) "D?b?ye khosravan?e Bayhaq?; sha?e moltagh?ye t?r?kh va adabyy?t" (Kingly Fine Silk of Bayhaq?; Joining Points of History and Literature), N?meye P?rs?, Vol.1 No.3 1375 (1998)

4)  " Taamol? dar d?dg?hh? va tak?pooh?ye ma'refat shen?kht? va rawesh shen?kht?e Ibn Khaldun dar b?reye t?r?kh" (Ibn Khaldun's Epistemological and Methodological point of Views on History), T?r?khe Isl?m; Specialized Journal in the Field of History, Vol.4 No.13 (spring 2003)

5) "Iranian dar Dacan; Moroor? bar Hozoor Iranian va Nofooze Zab?ne F?rs? dar Hokoomate Bahmany?n" (Iranians in Decan, A Review of the Influence of the Iranian's Presence and the Persian Language on The Bahman?d Reign), N?meye Anjoman: Quarterly Journal of Society for the Appreciation of Cultural Works and Dignitories, Vol.3 No.3 (autumn 2003)

6) "Naghshe a?abyat az d?dg?he Ibn Khaldun" (The Role of Fanaticism in History from the Perspective of Ibn Khaldun), Qabas?t: A Quarterly Journal of Religion Studies, Vol. 11No. 42 (winter 2006)

III. The encyclopedic articles:

1) The Great Encyclopedia of Islam, 1 Article ("Ibn Ma?rooh", Vol.4) 

2) The Encyclopedia of Islamic World, 3Articles("Bani Qaynoqa", "Pishkar, Mongols and Timurid Commerce"," H?er?  Abd al- H?d?")

3) The Encyclopedia of Persian Language and Literature in India Subcontinent, Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Vol. 1(1385) (15 articles) (2006)

4) The Encyclopedia of Persian Language and Literature in India Subcontinent, Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Vol. 2(1387) (10 articles) (2008)

C) Conferences:

1) “Iran va Tooran dar manabe'e asre Teymuri; tahavvole negareshe ne??m? be negareshe farhang?” (Iran and Toor?n in the Timur?d Sources; Shift From Military Viewpoint to a Cultural one), paper presented to the:  Iran and Toor?n? World, Political and International Studies office of Foreign affairs Administration of Iran, Tehran, 1381(2003)(Iran va Jah?ne Toor?n?),

2) “Jalayer?an va Kh?ndane Rashid al-Din Fa?l All?he Hamed?n?” (Jal?yer?ds and Rash?d? Family)

Paper presentd to the: Rabe Rashid and Culture and Civilization of Iran under Ilkh?n?ds, Tabriz University, Tabriz, 1384, (2006).

3) “Sharaf al-Din 'Al? Yazd?: Historian and Mathematician” Paper presented to the:

6^th International Conference of Iranian Studies, London, 2006,

4) "The reasons of the decline of Rational Sciences in Samarqand after the death of Ulugh Beyk"

Paper presented to the 7^th International Conference of Iranian Studies, Toronto, 2008,

5) " Sharhe ahwale Khaje Rashid dar 3 Wezaratnameh" (The Biography of Rashid al-Din Faal Allah Hamedani in The three books on Wez?rat), Paper presented to: The Conference of Rashid al- Din Fazl Allahe Hamedana, Hamedan, 1387(2008)

Post-graduate Supervision

I have supervised thirty students on their Master and Ph.D. Dissertations