Dr. Hamid Parsania
Secretary of the scientific committee

Hojatoleslam Dr. Hamid Parsania graduated from the Qom Seminary with a Level Four degree (equivalent to a PhD) in 1996 and holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Tehran (1986). His prominent academic and executive positions include Deputy for Education and membership in the Council of Deputies of the Supreme Assembly of Islamic Wisdom (since 2005), membership in the Board of Directors of the Association of Social Studies at the Qom Seminary (since 2011), Head of the Specialized Working Group on Control and Reduction of Moral Corruptions, Director of the Social Sciences Academic Group at the Center for Curriculum Development (since 2023), Head of the Office of the Astan Quds Razavi Scientific and Cultural Organization's Representation in Qom (since 2023), and membership in the Board of Trustees of the Salehiyat Seminary School and the Astan Quds Razavi Islamic Research Foundation (since 2023), as well as membership in the Council of the Cultural-Civilizational Studies Group and the Evaluation Board of Hawza Higher Education Centers (2019–2021). His scholarly output exceeds 20 books and articles, some of which, such as works related to wisdom and theoretical mysticism, involve collaborations with prominent hawza figures like Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. He is currently a Full Professor and Head of the Social Sciences Department at the University of Tehran, with research interests centered on post-revolutionary sociology, social studies of the hawza, and Western studies.

Dr. Nematollah Karamollahi holds a PhD in Sociology from the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (2008) and is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Social Sciences Department at Baqir al-Uloom University (PBUH). In addition to various roles such as researcher and deputy head of the Jihad University of Social Sciences, Director of the Public Opinion Measurement and Social Survey Group, and Deputy for Research at the university, he has published numerous articles in reputable journals such as the Promised East Quarterly and the Cultural-Social Studies Journal of the Hawza. Over 90 scholarly documents, including 27 approved articles, are recorded in his portfolio. Dr. Karamollahi's research focus is on social transformation in Islamic theology, identity in social networks, and Islamic economic ethics. His membership in the International Association of Muslim Social Scientists is among his distinguished honors.