Famous Iranian Physicians

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Avicenna

(Persian polymath the most significant physiciansand writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of early modern medicine.)

Birthdate: 0980 AD

Birthplace: Afshona, Uzbekistan

Died: May 31, 1037

Renowned as father of early modern medicine, Avicenna was an illustrious Persian polymath. He is specifically distingusihed for his contributions in the fields of medicine and Aristotelian philisophy. He is best-known for his works namely, The Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing. The corpus of his writings also include alchemy, geology, psychology, geography, physics, poetry and Islamic theology.

Al-Razi

(Polymath)

Birthdate: 0854 AD

Birthplace: Ray

Died: October 15, 0925

Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody

(Anesthesiologist)

Birthdate: 1939 AD

Birthplace: Shooshtar, Iran

Died: August 23, 2009

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Majid Samii

(Iranian Neurosurgeon and Medical scientist who has won multiple awards for his work)

Birthdate: June 19, 1937

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani

(Iranian Physician and Reformist Politician)

Birthdate: December 1, 1952

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Sabzevar, Iran

Died: March 9, 2020

Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani was an Iranian physician turned politician. A practicing doctor, he became involved in politics as well. He was a founding member of the Islamic Iran Solidarity Party. He represented Sabzevar in the Iranian Parliament from 1984 to 2000 and headed Iran's State Welfare Organization during the early 2000s. He died due to complications from COVID-19 in March 2020.

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani

(Leader)

Birthdate: 1247 AD

Birthplace: Hamedan, Iran

Died: July 18, 1318

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani was a statesman, historian, and physician in 13th-century Iran. He was born into a Persian Jewish family and converted to Islam as a young man. He became the powerful vizier of the Ilkhan, Ghazan, and began his career as a historian as well. He was later arrested and executed on charges of poisoning the Ilkhanid king Öljaitü.