- Firuz Kazemzadeh
Firuz Kazemzadeh (born
October 27 ,1924 ,Moscow ,USSR ) is aprofessor emeritus of history atYale University .Firuz Kazemzadeh was born in Moscow, where his father served in the embassy of
Iran . After completing his primary and secondary education in Moscow, he moved to theUSA in 1944 and enteredStanford University , graduating with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa ) in 1946 and obtaining an MA in 1947. In 1950 Kazemzadeh received aPh.D. in Russian history fromHarvard University .Kazemzadeh taught at Harvard in 1954-1956, then moved to Yale where he was professor of history until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1992.
He is the author and co-author of a number of books on the history of Russia and Iran, as well as numerous articles and reviews for authoritative scholarly publications.
Between
May 15 ,1999 andMay 14 ,2003 , Kazemzadeh served as a Commissioner on theUnited States Commission on International Religious Freedom , first appointed to this position in 1998 by PresidentBill Clinton cite web |url=http://bahai.haifa.ac.il/kazemzadeh/CV.pdf |title=Firuz Kazemzadeh
accessdate=2008-02-05 |author=University of Haifa, Department of Middle Eastern History |date=2001-06-11 |work=Lectures in Baha'i Studies |publisher=] , and in 2001, reappointed byUS Senate Majority LeaderThomas Daschle [cite web |url=http://www.uscirf.gov/mediaroom/press/2001/june/06112001%5Fkazemzadeh.html |title=Kazemzadeh, Stith Named to Commission
accessdate=2008-02-05 |author=United States Commission on International Religious Freedom |date=2001-06-11 |work= |publisher=] .Kazemzadeh is an adherent of
Bahá'í Faith and, from 1963 to 2000, served as a member of theNational Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.References
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