Background
Arasteh, Abdal-Reza was born on September 27, 1927 in Shiraz, Iran. Son of Mirza Khalil A. and Sarah Bigum Sadat. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1976.
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Arasteh, Abdal-Reza was born on September 27, 1927 in Shiraz, Iran. Son of Mirza Khalil A. and Sarah Bigum Sadat. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1976.
Bachelor of Arts, University Tehran, 1948; Master of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy, U. Tehran, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1953; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1953-1954.
Associate professor, U. Tehran and Institute for Public Administration, 1954-1957; lecturer department near Eastern studies, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1958-1960; collaborator with Erich Fromm, 1960-1962; member of faculty department psychiatry and social behavior, George Washington University, 1962-1969; director interdisciplining research and training, Psychiatric Institute Washington, 1966-1969; visiting professor social and analytical psychology, U. Tehran, 1969-1971; advisor to management and social development, U. Tehran, 1969-1971; visiting professor, Princeton University, 1971-1972; international lecturer and advisor in development and training various universities, United States, Canada, Asia, Iran, India, Japan, 1972-1988; member adjunct faculty Grad School, Department Agriculture, 1962-1975; advisor, Indian Institute Technology, 1972-1978; advisor, United Nations Institute for Research and Development, 1971-1972; advisor, National Institutes of Health, 1968-1969; advisor, Medical Women's International Association, 1975; director, Institute for Perspective Training and Development, Bethesda and Berkeley, California, Maryland., 1973-1992; visiting professor, Jung Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, 1982; visiting professor, Tokyo and Komazawa U., 1988.
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Fellow Royal Society Medicine (affiliate), London International Center for Integrative Studies. Member American Psychological Association, Congress for Asian Psychology (founding member), Institute Advanced Islamic Studies (honorary), International Congress Psychotherapy, Society for Interdevel., World Union and Consortium for Rural Technology (advisory board), World Affairs Council (planetary citizen, advisory board).
Married Josephine Durkatz, July 14, 1957. Children: Dariush K., Roya Louise.