Education
Professor Varjavand graduated with an Master of Arts from the University of Tehran and also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in the Renovation of Monuments and Classical Architecture of Iran from the University of Sorbonne in France.
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Professor Varjavand graduated with an Master of Arts from the University of Tehran and also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in the Renovation of Monuments and Classical Architecture of Iran from the University of Sorbonne in France.
He was born on 5 January 1934 in Tehran. He was caretaker of Ministry of Culture and Higher Education in Interim Government of Mehdi Bazargan. Varjavand was active in cultural heritage affairs and he made efforts to register Persepolis, the Choghazanbil Ziggurat and Naqsh-e Jahan complex on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage List.
He died on 10 June 2007, in Milad Hospital at the age of 73.
He was member of leadership council and spokesperson of National Front of Iran.