Sadegh Zibakalam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sadegh Zibakalam

Iranian academician

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Profession: writer, politician, essayist

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sadegh Zibakalam (Persian: ???? ?????????, lit.
'honest eloquent-speaker'; born 12 June 1948) is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as reformist and neo-liberal.A graduate of the University of Bradford, he is a professor at University of Tehran and appears frequently on international news outlets including the BBC News and Al Jazeera. His books "How Did We Become What We Are?" and "An Introduction to Islamic Revolution" are among bestsellers and prominent books on Iranian contemporary politics.Zibakalam has become a familiar face in Iran for his passionate and daring debates with hardliners in which he publicly challenges the state line on many sensitive topics.