Hossein Mohyeddin Elahi Ghomshei

Hossein M. Elahi Ghomshei was born on January 4th, 1940 in Tehran.
He graduated from Faculty of Theology & Islamic Studies at Tehran
University, and pursued Islamic traditional education with his father,
Mehdi Elahi Ghomshei, and other contemporary masters of this field.
Later he taught at Tehran University and other universities in Iran and
afterwards abroad, while he was also occupied in writing and
translation in the field of mysticism, literature and art. He served as
Director of the National Library of Iran during 1981-2, and has
delivered a number of lectures ,in Persian and English, in various
universities and institutions in Iran and abroad. Many of these lectures
have been broadcasted from Iranian television. The List of his
publications and lecture topics are to be found in his official website:
www.drelahighomshei.com

• Lecturer at Tehran University and other universities and institutes (1968-2016):
Philosophy
Philosophy of the fine arts (aesthetics)
Persian literature and mysticism
Theology and Islamic mysticism
English literature (emphasis on Shakespeare)
Works of Rumi, Saadi, Hafez, Attar, Nezami, Ferdowsi, etc.
• International guest lecturer (partial list below)
• Domestic lecturer at various locations
• Author and translator (partial list below)
• Director , National Library of Iran (1981-2)
• Culture and art advisor
• Editor