Allameh Tabataba'i University

Allameh Tabataba'i University
دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی
President	Abdollah Motamedi
Academic staff	522
Students	17,624
Postgraduates	2300
Location	Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus	7 urban campuses
Website	en.atu.ac.ir

Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU;

social sciences in Iran

. With 15,624 students and 422 full-time faculty members^{Allameh Tabataba'i, a prominent Iranian sage and philosopher.

History}

The core of this university was established in 1337 under the name of "Graduate School of Commerce". After the cultural revolution and the merger of the faculties that were gradually established before the Islamic Revolution, Allameh Tabataba'i University was finally established in 1363.

ATU faculties, colleges, and schools

ATU has the following faculties, schools, and colleges:

Faculty of Communication Sciences
Faculty of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
Faculty of Management and Accounting
Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Faculty of Psychology and Education
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge
ECO College of Insurance (ECOI)
School of Graduate Studies

Notable alumni

Hossein Kazempour Ardabili
; Iran's oil-official and representative on OPEC's Board of Governors
Mohammad Dabir Moghaddam; professor of linguistics; scientific deputy and permanent member of Iran's Academy of Persian Language and Literature
Sayed Hassan Akhlaq; researcher and professor of philosophy
Alireza Heidari; world champion wrestler; vice-president of Wrestling Federation of IRI
Alireza Dabir; world champion wrestler; a member of City Council of Tehran
Mir Jalaleddin Kazazi; emeritus, researcher, and translator
Poopak Niktalab;Author and Literary researcher; specially children's literature
Kourosh Safavi; professor of Linguistics
Naser Hejazi
; former Iranian football player
Valiollah Seif; head of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Kardor, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company