Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh passed away

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, a prominent historian, geopolitician and university professor, died on Friday, October 24, 1405 at the age of 80; A researcher who defended the borders, the name of the Persian Gulf and Iran's sovereignty over the three islands for many years.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, quoted by Ferraro, Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, (historian, Iranologist and) professor and researcher of political geography and geopolitics, died on Friday, October 24, 1405. The news of his death has been published in Iranian media. During several decades of scientific activity, Mojtahedzadeh researched the borders of Iran, the Persian Gulf, and the country's territorial issues, and was considered one of the well-known figures in this field.

Until the publication of this report, the official cause of Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh's death has not been announced. Some reports in June 1404 announced that he was suffering from prostate cancer, but there is no confirmed information to show that this disease was the direct cause of his death.

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh was born on 20 Bahman 1324 in Noor city of Mazandaran province. He began his university studies in the field of human and economic geography at the University of Tehran and then went to Britain to continue his studies. Mojtahedzadeh got a master's degree in political geography at Manchester University and then studied and researched in the same field at Oxford University and London University.

The major part of his scientific activity was devoted to the study of Iran's political geography, international borders, the strategic position of the Strait of Hormuz and the governance issues of the Persian Gulf. He had an academic activity in Iranian universities, including Tarbiat Modares University and Tehran University, and was known as a geopolitical researcher in international scientific circles.

Mojtahedzadeh's well-known works include the books "Political Geography of the Strait of Hormuz", "Tanb and Abu Musi Islands", "Historical Geography of the Persian Gulf" and the English book Small Players of the Great Game. In his writings and speeches, he paid special attention to defending Iran's positions regarding the name of the Persian Gulf and sovereignty over the three islands.

During his professional career, Mojtahedzadeh had a continuous presence in the field of border studies and geopolitics of the Persian Gulf, and his works have been used and referenced in discussions related to Iran's regional situation. His death is the end of the life of one of the researchers who devoted an important part of his academic activity to the study of the geographical and strategic position of Iran.