Mohammad Qasemzade

Mohammad Ghasemzadeh was born on July 9, 1955 (18 Tir 1334) in Nahavand, Iran. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown, although his early childhood years were spent in various cities due to his father’s military career. Ettehad Elementary School in Nahavand was the first school he attended.

He continued his education at Arya and Kourosh Kabir High Schools, earning his high school diploma in literature in 1974 (1353). That same year, he entered University of Tehran, where he studied Persian Language and Literature, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1978 (1357). From October 1979 (Mehr 1358) to October 1988 (Mehr 1367), he taught literature in Qaemshahr, Mazandaran.

In 1985 (Mehr 1364), he returned to University of Tehran to pursue further studies in Persian literature, earning his master’s degree in 1988 (1367). After leaving the Ministry of Education, he joined the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education and soon traveled to China, where he collaborated with Beijing Broadcasting University and the Persian department of Radio Beijing.

Upon returning to Iran, in 1993 (1372) he joined the National Research Center, where he worked until December 2004 (Azar 1383). He then moved to the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, where he currently works in the Comparative Literature Department, engaging in research and scholarly activities.

Mohammad Ghasemzadeh began his serious research work in 1988 (1367), initiating the compilation of a biographical encyclopedia with a team, with the first volume published in 1990 (1369).