Mohammad Hassan Ganji

Mohammad Hassan Ganji
Mohammad Hassan Ganji
Born 11 June 1912 (1912-06-11) (age 99)
Birjand, Khorasan, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Fields Meteorology
Institutions University of Tehran
Alma mater Tarbiat Moallem University
University of Manchester
Clark University
Doctoral advisor Samuel Van Valkenburg
Other academic advisors Herbert John Fleure
Notable awards 2001 IMO Prize[1]

Mohammad Hassan Ganji Ph.D (born 11 June 1912 in Birjand) was a prominent Iranian meteorologist and academic.[2][3] He is credited as being the father of geography in Iran.[4]

Ganji established the Iran Meteorological Organization in 1955 and served as the head of Iran's Department General of Meteorology from 1956 to 1968.

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