Fazlollah Reza

Fazlollah Reza
Born	(1915-01-01) January 1, 1915 Rasht, Iran
Residence	Ottawa, Canada
Nationality	Iranian
Fields	Electrical Engineering
Institutions	MIT McGill University University of Tehran
Alma mater	University of Tehran Columbia University Polytechnic University of New York
Known for	Network and Information Theory Ambassador of Iran to the Canada (1975–1979)

Fazlollah Reza (Persian: فضل‌الله رضا‎‎) (born January 1, 1915) is an Iranian university professor. He was born in Rasht.

Career

Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's and PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering) in 1950 respectively. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS for his contribution to network and information theory. He is an honorary member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and has written and spoken extensively on classical Persian poetry.

Positions

Reza has served as the head of Aryamehr University of Industry (Sharif University of Technology), University of Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Canada and Iran's ambassador to UNESCO. As a professor, he has taught at MIT, McGill University, and University of Tehran.

See also

• Esmail Merat

External links

• Short biography

Bibliography

• Reza, Fazlollah M.; Seeley, Samuel (1959). Modern Network Analysis.  External link in |title= (help)
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1961). An Introduction to Information Theory.  External link in |title= (help)
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1971). Linear spaces in engineering. 
• Reza, Fazlollah M. (1972). The timeless value of Persian poetry = La valeur éternelle de la poésie persane.  External link in |title= (help)