Background
Koohafkan, Parviz Abolghassem was born on November 3, 1951 in Tehran, Iran.
Koohafkan, Parviz Abolghassem was born on November 3, 1951 in Tehran, Iran.
Master in Ecology, University of Science Montpellier, France, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology, University of Science Montpellier, France, 1982. Forest engineer, University Tehran, 1974.
Professor Ecole National du Geric Rurale, Montpellier, 1982—1985. Chief technical adviser Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, Port au Prince, Haiti, 1985—1990, Quito, Ecuador, 1990—1992, senior officer environment and sustainable development Rome, 1992—1996, chief land and plant nutrition management service, since 1996. Professor University Agricultural and Animal Husbandry, Rezayeh, Iran, 1975—1978.
Senior researcher Center National d'Etude Phyto Socialogique, Montpellier, 1978—1982.
Parents Mohamad Koohafkan and Sedigheh Dadgar. Married Catherine Cheney, July 31, 1979. Children: Samyeih, Patrick, Michael.