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Date of Release : June 15, 2026
Prominent Persian Language Scholar Named Honorary Member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature
Professor Seyyed Aref Noshahi, a retired professor of Persian language and literature at Gordon College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and one of the most prominent scholars and promoters of Persian studies in the Indian subcontinent, has been named an Honorary Member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. The honor was awarded during a ceremony attended by cultural officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. According to IRIB News Agency, the recognition reflects Professor Noshahi’s outstanding role in promoting and preserving the Persian language beyond Iran’s borders.

Professor Noshahi has devoted more than five decades of his academic career to research, teaching, and the promotion of the Persian language. He has authored and published dozens of scholarly works on Persian language and literature as well as the shared cultural heritage of Iran and the Indian subcontinent, and is widely recognized as a leading figure in Persian studies worldwide.

The news is also of particular significance for the academic community of Yazd University. In 2025, Professor Noshahi visited Yazd University and met with faculty members, researchers, and students. During his visit, he delivered lectures at several academic and cultural sessions focusing on Persian language and literature and the historical and cultural ties between Iran and the Indian subcontinent. His presence at Yazd University provided a valuable opportunity for scholarly exchange and for strengthening cultural and academic cooperation between Iran and Pakistan.

Yazd University congratulated Professor Noshahi on this distinguished achievement, describing his honorary membership in the Academy of Persian Language and Literature as a well‑deserved recognition of his academic and cultural contributions. The university also expressed hope that academic and cultural collaboration with Professor Noshahi will further expand, including scientific exchange, benefiting from his expertise in manuscript studies, access to rare manuscripts, participation in thesis evaluations, contributions to the Kavosh‑Nameh journal, and possible service as an international member of the journal’s editorial board.