Ahmad Houshang Sharifi

Ahmad Houshang Sharifi was an Iranian professor of Law and former minister of Education. He also served as president of the University of Tehran from November 1976 to September 1977 and the National University of Iran from 1973 to 1974

Early life and education Sharifi was born in 1925 in Tehran to Zain al-Abidin Sharifi Qazvini, a prominent calligrapher of the Qajar period, known by the honorific titles Sadr al-Kuttab (Chief of Scribes) and Malik al-Khattatin (King of Calligraphers). He also served as deputy minister of Education during one period of his career, and from November 1976 to September 1977 as dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Tehran.

In the government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1974–1977), Sharifi was appointed minister of Education, succeeding Farrokhrou Parsa, Iran's first female cabinet minister.

In 1977, Sharifi was appointed as Iran's representative to UNESCO. Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, he relocated to Paris, where he spent the rest of his life.