Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi
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Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi (born 23 August 1965) is an Iranian
academic who is Associate Professor of the Department of Demography and Chair of the Division of Population Research of the University of Tehran
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He was awarded the 2011 United Nations Population Award
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Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
academic who is Associate Professor of the Department of Demography and Chair of the Division of Population Research of the University of Tehran
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...
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He was awarded the 2011 United Nations Population Award
United Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund is a UN organization. The work of the UNFPA involves promotion of the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. This is done through major national and demographic surveys and with population censuses...
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