Mohammad Hossein Omid

Mohammad Hossein Omid (born 16 November 1958) is an Iranian academic who has been the president of the University of Tehran since August 2025. He previously served as acting president of the university between February and July 2014 and again from May 2025 until his appointment as president. Omid has also served as president of the University of Applied Science and Technology from July 2016 to November 2021.

Early life and education Omid was born on 15 November 1958 in Yazd, Iran. He received a bachelor's degree in Irrigation and Development Engineering from the University of Tehran in 1986 and master's in Hydraulic Structures Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University in 1991. He subsequently traveled to England to pursue doctoral studies in hydraulics, completing his Ph.D. at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 2000.

Career Omid began his career in public service before entering academia. From 1980 to 1982, he headed Jihad-e Sazandegi, first in Nazarabad, Alborz Province, and then within the Agriculture Committee in Karaj County. From 1982 to 1991, he held a series of positions within the Academic Jihad, initially at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, and later at the Tehran branch, where he served on the management council in an administrative and financial capacity.

He joined the University of Tehran faculty in 1991 as an Instructor. While continuing in teaching and research, he served as deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Faculty of Agriculture from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1995 to 1996. He pursued doctoral studies in England from 1996, completing his Ph.D. at UMIST in 2000, and subsequently returned to the University of Tehran as a full-time professor.

He later assumed administrative roles, serving as deputy for Student and Cultural Affairs (2003–2005) and deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs (2005–2008) at the University of Tehran. Between 2007 and 2013, he served as director of the Development Plan for the University of Tehran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He also served as president of the Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources (2008–2011) and president of the Aras International Campus (2010–2013).

From September 2013 to May 2017, Omid served as deputy for Administrative, Financial, and Resource Development Affairs at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. He subsequently served as acting president of the University of Tehran from February to July 2014 and later as president of the University of Applied Science and Technology from July 2016 to November 2021. He was appointed acting president of the University of Tehran on 7 May 2025, and assumed the full presidency on 10 August 2025.