Rahim Hobbenaghi
Rahim Hobbenaghi (born in January 1960, Urmia) is an Iranian professor, veterinarian, and university president. He has been the President of Urmia University from 1997 to 2001; and again from 2014 to 2021.[1]
Early life
[edit]Hobbenaghi was born in January 1960 in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. He studied in Urmia up to high school. In 1979 he was accepted into a veterinary program at the University of Tehran. Hobbenaghi is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War and participated in the Before the Dawn, Dawn 1, and Dawn 2 operations.
According to the site of Iranian higher education (Ministry of Science) on January 1, 2018, Hobbenaghi was selected for a second consecutive term and will be the university's president for the next four years starting from February 2018. He is the first to serve three non consecutive terms.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "دکتر رحیم حب نقی | رزومه اعضای هیات علمی دانشگاه ارومیه". Archived from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "دکتر رحیم حب نقی در جایگاه ریاست دانشگاه ارومیه ابقا شد - وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری" [Dr. Rahim Hobbenaghi was retained as the President of Urmia University]. وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری (Ministry of Science, Research and Technology) (in Persian). December 11, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-27.