TEHRAN – Dr. Abdol-Ali Ghavam, a distinguished Iranian translator, researcher and professor of international relations, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 78.
During his four decades of scientific activity, Ghavam wrote many books in the field of political science and played an unmatched role in enriching studies of international relations in Iran.
He was a professor of the Tehran-based Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at Shahid Beheshti University and former head of the Department of Political Sciences of this university.
His book titled ‘Principles of Foreign Policy and International Policy’ was chosen as the best at one of the editions of Iran’s Book of the Year Awards years ago.
Meanwhile, Bagher Parham, an Iranian translator and researcher of philosophy, has passed away ‎in Sacremento, California at the age of 87. ‎
The news of his death was announced by his son Ramin who is also a researcher.
Born in Roudbar, Bagher Parham was a founding member of the Iranian Writers Association. He studied in Iran and France and translated books and articles of philosophy and sociology which are still important sources in Iran that are regularly reprinted, including three famous works of Hegel, Karl Marx’s ‘Grundrisse’ and a book of studies on social classes, written by Russian-born French sociologist and jurist George Gurevich.
Parham also authored a number of books, such as ‘Society and Government’, ‘Mutualism and Unity: A Collection of Articles’ and ‘Through Ferdowsi’s Perspective’.