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 ali massoud ansari university oriental and african studies college london king 's college london school of
ali ansari

ali massoud ansari -lrb- , born 24 november 1967 in rome -rrb- is the professor in modern history with reference to the middle east at st. andrews university in scotland , where he is also the founding director of the institute for iranian studies .
he was educated at col.brown cambridge school dehara dun , university college london -lrb- ba -rrb- , king 's college london -lrb- ma -rrb- , and obtained his phd from the university of london 's school of oriental and african studies -lrb- soas -rrb- .
he is also an associate fellow at chatham house and sits on the governing council of the british institute of persian studies -lrb- bips -rrb- .
he is a regular speaker at conferences and events regarding iran , including `` iran 's new parliament '' at the new america foundation .
his work appears in `` the guardian '' , `` the independent '' , and the `` new statesman '' , among other publications .
ansari is the son of mohammad ali massoud ansari , cousin of farah pahlavi and mariam dariabegi .
he married marjon esfandiary in 2010 , after which he had a celebration held at chatham house .
