Bagher Shirazi | |
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سيد باقر آیتاللهزاده شيرازي | |
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Born | |
Died | August 19, 2007 | (aged 70)
Citizenship | Iranian |
Education |
University of Rome (
PhD) University of Tehran ( BA, MA, PhD) |
Parent |
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Relatives |
Razi Shirazi (brother) Mirza Shirazi (great grandfather) Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (second cousin, once removed) Mohammad al-Shirazi (second cousin) |
Website | Official website |
Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi ( Persian: باقر آیتاللهزاده شيرازى; born Baqir al-Husayni al-Shirazi ( Arabic: باقر الحسيني الشيرازي); August 23, 1936 – August 19, 2007), was an Iranian professor and architect. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Shirazi was the deputy coordinator at the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO), coordinating and supervising all ICHO activities at a national and international level, establishing executive centers of the organization across all provinces of Iran. He then became the head of the organization, and remained until 2000. [6]
Shirazi was born in Najaf, Iraq. He hailed from the prominent religious al-Shirazi family. His father was Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn al-Shirazi (d. 1955), the son of grand Ayatollah Mirza Ali Agha al-Shirazi (d. 1936). His mother was the daughter of Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim al-Shirazi (d. 1948). His eldest brother Razi is a religious jurist. One of his brothers, Mostafa is a doctor in agricultural studies and resides in Oregon.
Shirazi travelled to Iran often at a young age until he settled in 1955, after his father passed away. He studied at the University of Tehran, earning a bachelor's degree and masters in Architecture. He then went to the University of Rome, and completed his PhD in the Study and Restoration of Historic Monuments. [7]
Shirazi has produced more than 65 scientific and research papers on architecture, conservation and related topics that have been published in journals and proceedings.