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Amir Yahyavi
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People I Admire:

Persian/Iranian:

(There were may great people included here before but since after moving to Canada I realized most people are not familiar with Iran I decided to mention a few great persian Scientist/Poets/Political Figures. Also I can always find a couple of hours in my busy schedule to talk about Iran (History/Current situation) with anyone interested):


Name: Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī

The word Algorithm is his latin name. Rings a bell? And the word "Algebra"? Well, it was the name of his book.

Web Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khw%C4%81rizm%C4%AB

Alan



Name: Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī

Biographies of Razi describe him as “perhaps the greatest clinician of all times.”Numerous “firsts” in medical research, clinical care, and chemistry are attributed to him, including being the first to differentiate smallpox from measles, and the discovery of numerous compounds and chemicals including alcohol and kerosene, among others.


Web Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Zakariya_al-Razi

Zade



Name: Omar Khayyám

Recognized as the author of the most important treatise on algebra before modern times as reflected in his Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra giving a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle.He also contributed to the calendar reform and may have proposed a heliocentric theory well before Copernicus.

Web Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayyam

Zade



Name:Abu Rayhan Biruni

George Sarton, the father of the history of science, described Biruni as "one of the very greatest scientists of Islam, and, all considered, one of the greatest of all times."


Web Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Rayhan_Biruni

Don



Name: Professor Mahmoud Hesabi

University of Tehran
Web Page: http://www.ut.ac.ir/en/main-links/dr-hessaby.htm
HEsabi



Name: Dr. Ahmad Kasravi

Ahmad Kasravi was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer.

Web Page: http://www.iranchamber.com/personalities/akasravi/ahmad_kasravi.php

Kasravi


Name: Ahmad Shamlou

Web Page: http://www.shamlou.org/
Shamlou



Name: Dr. Mohammed Mosaddeq


Mohammad Mossadeq was a major figure in modern Iranian history who served as the Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 when he was removed from power by a coup d'état.

 

Web Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Mosaddeq


Mossadeq

 



People I worked with:



Name: Dr. Bettina Kemme

Dr. Bettina Kemme is my Ph.D Supervisor at McGill University.

Web Page: http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~kemme/


DrKemme



Name: Dr. Nasser Yazdani

Dr. Mehdi Dehghan was my M.Sc. thesis supervisor at University of Tehran.

 

Web Page: http://web.ut.ac.ir/routerlab/members/yazdani/


DrYazdani



Name: Dr. Mehdi Dehghan

Dr. Mehdi Dehghan was my B.Sc thesis supevisor at Amirkabir University of Technology, he was also my M.Sc. co-supervisor at University of Tehran.

Web Page: http://ceit.aut.ac.ir/~dehghan/


DrDehghan

 

 



Family:


Name: Azizoddin Yahyavi (MD)

Azizoddin Yahyavi is my father, he is a General Surgeon.

 

Office: 3rd Floor, Hamed Building, Dr. Shariati Avenue, Above Zafar St., Tehran Iran.

Tel (Reservation): +98-21-22852277
Dad



Name: Shahrzad Zamani (MD)

Shahrzad Zamani is my mother, she is a Pediatrician.

 

Office: 3rd Floor, Hamed Building, Dr. Shariati Avenue, Above Zafar St., Tehran Iran.

Tel (Reservation): +98-21-22852277
Mom


Name:Laleh Rouostapour


Laleh Roostapour is my lovely wife, She is a Master Student at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Volker Haarslev. She has a B.Sc. in Information Technology from Amirkabir University of Technology.

 

Web Page: http://www.roostapour.com

Laleh

Name: Noushin Yahyavi (MD)

 


Noushin Yahyavi is my sister, she is a Medical Doctor and is doing her internship at Cleveland Clinic.

Noushin


Name: Pouya Tahsili (MD)

 


Pouya Tahsili is my brother in law, he is a Medical Doctor and is Postdoctoral Fellow at Medical University of South Carolina.


Pouya

Name: Amir Arsalan Zamani (MD)

 


Dr. Amir Arsalan Zamani is my Uncle, he is a neuroradiologist and a professor at Harvard University.

Daie

 


To be Continued!

Hopefully I can also find the time to include some of my great friends here.


 

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