Iran Press/ Iran news: Professor Fazlollah Reza who was among the renowned Iranians, born in 1915 in Rasht, north of Iran, was an Iranian engineer, poet, and mathematician who died at the age of 105 in Ottawa, Canada today on 20th of November.
Professor Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York (now, New York University Tandon School of Engineering) in 1950 respectively. He was a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS for his contribution to network and information theory. He is an honorary member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and has written and spoken extensively on classical Persian poetry.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of former Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Zarif wrote in his message that Professor Fazlollah Reza was among the renowned Iranian characters. Zarif went on to say that Professor Reza had a shining presence in UNESCO and was wildly known among the academicians. His demise is a blow to Iran and scientific communities.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi also expressed condolences in a tweet.
He wrote that Professor Reza was 'a rarity' that stayed with Iran, lived Iranian, and eventually became eternal in the firmament of science and literature of the country. 207/219
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