Omid Payrow Shabani

Omid A. Payrow Shabani (1962-2023) was an Iranian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. Payrow Shabani was known for his expertise on constitutional patriotism, Iranian politics and Jürgen Habermas's philosophy. He was awarded an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2002.

Books Democracy, Power, and Legitimacy: Critical Theory of Jürgen Habermas, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003 Multiculturalism and the Law: A Critical Debate, University of Wales Press, March 2007. Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, eds. Omid Payrow Shabani and Monique Deveaux, Oxford University Press, 2014