Saeid Zibakalam

Saeid Zibakalam is an Iranian academic and conservative political activist who self-identifies as a justice-seeker."

Education and career He gained a PhD in philosophy from University of Leeds in 1990, where he remained a visiting scholar for the next two years, before his return to Iran. He then worked as a research fellow at Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. Zibakalam is currently a faculty member at University of Tehran. having been categorized among delvaapasaan ("the concerned"). He was subsequently summend to the court in 2014 for criticizing the performance of the nuclear negotiating team. Zibakalam is one of the very few figures who openly attacks Judicial system of Iran. Zibakalam enrolled as a candidate for 2020 Iranian legislative election, however he was disqualified by the Guardian Council.