Nasrollah Khadem

Engineer Nasrollah Khadem (born 1910, died 1999) was one of the first prominent geological experts in Iran. He is the founder of the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran. He played a major role in the development of Geology science and Mining engineering in Iran. Through his efforts, important mines were discovered and exploited in Iran.

Life and education Nasrollah Khadem was born on 1910 in Tehran, Iran. He spent his primary education there and after receiving a diploma from Elmieh High School of Tehran, in 1933, he left for France with the last group sent abroad by government to educate there. In France, he entered the Mines ParisTech, which has a great reputation in the field of mining. In 1939, at the age of 28, he graduated from this college in field of Mining engineering and returned to Iran.

Careers After returning to Iran, he went to military service. After completing his military service, he was hired by the government and held various positions in geology and mining. Respectively, he served in the positions: In a short period of time, the basic knowledge of geology of the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran (GSI) was expanded and attracted the attention of world circles. In 1974, in the Commission for the Geological Map of the World or in brief CGWM, which was established in Paris, despite the decades of experience of geological organizations of other countries in the region, preparation and integration of geological maps of the Middle East was entrusted to the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran (GSI). Currently, the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran (GSI) is implementing 6 of the 23 projects approved by the commission, and 6 projects are being implemented in cooperation with the GSI. Responsibility for Middle East projects has been delegated to the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran (GSI) by the Commission.

Death Nasrollah Khadem died on May 5, 1999, at the age of 89 in Tehran, Iran. He was buried in Behesht-e Zahra.

Memorial An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur with chemical formula Al(SO4)F•5(H2O) was named Khademite in memorial of Nasrollah Khadem. The mineral was discovered by Barian, Bertelon and Sadrzadeh in Saghand, Rabatat Rural District, Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran in 1962, and was named in honor of Nasrollah Khadem, then head of the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran (GSI).