Ahmad Jalali (Persian: احمد جلالی, born 1949 in Shahroud) is an Iranian scholar and philosopher.

He authored a dozen articles in social, cultural, historical, philosophical, political and international fields.^[1] Jalali was instrumental in registering five Iranian sites as World Heritage Site in UNESCO.^[2]

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University (BA),
Philosophy, Tehran University (MA),
Political Philosophy, University of Oxford (PhD).^{[citation needed]}

Positions

• Teaching Fellow, University of Manchester, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Manchester, United Kingdom (1991–92)
• Fellow, Oriental Studies and Academic Member, Department of Persian Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (1992–97).
• Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Iran to UNESCO (1997–2006)
• Chairperson, Programme Commission I, 29th Session of the General Conference (1997)
• Chairperson, Roundtable on Youth, 29th Session of the General Conference (1997)
• Representative of Iran to the Executive Board of UNESCO (1999–2001)
• Chairperson, Fourth Regional Group, Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO (1999)
• Co-organizer and contributor to many UNESCO-sponsored conferences focusing on Dialogue between Islamic and European Civilizations
• Member, Council of United Nations University (UNU) (2001–07)
• President of the 31st General Conference of UNESCO (2001–03) ^[3]
• President of the World Heritage Convention General Assembly of UNESCO (2003–04)
• Head of the Iranian Parliament Library, Museum and Documentation Center and Cultural Consultant of the Iranian Parliament Speaker (2007–08)
• Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Iran to UNESCO (2013–21)

Publications/Writings

• Jalali, Ahmad (2021). "Aspects of ʿAllāmah Majlisī's Impacts on the Research Culture of Shi'ites and Persian Speakers". Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 11 (3): 137–178. ISSN 2051-557X. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
• Jalali, Ahmad (2003). "Dialogue and UNESCO's mission: an epistemic approach". Dialogue and universalism. 13 (6): 13. Retrieved 2022-11-05.