Fakhreddin Shadman

Fakhreddin Shadman (; 1907 – 26 August 1967), also known as Fakhreddin Shadman Valari, was a leading scholar, writer and statesman of the Pahlavi era. He was a faculty member at the University of Tehran. He also held various cabinet posts in 1948 and in 1953–1954.

Early life and education Shadman was born in Tehran in 1907 into a family composed of clerics. His father, Hājj Sayyed Abu Torab, was a cleric. and his thesis was entitled The Relations of Britain and Persia, 1800-15.

Career Following his graduation Shadman joined the Iranian judiciary system Between 1932 and 1935 he worked at the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. In 1950 he joined the University of Tehran where he became a professor of the history of Iran and Islam. Retiring from politics Shadman taught at the University of Tehran until 1967. He adopted Martin Heidegger's notion that in each historical period there is a truth "which obscures competing truths."

Personal life and death Shadman married Farangis Namazi in London in 1941. In 1967, he was diagnosed with cancer and went to London for treatment. He died there on 26 August 1967 and was buried in Mashhad near the Imam Reza shrine.