Fazlollah Reza (Persian: فضلالله رضا; January 1, 1915 – November 19, 2019) was an Iranian university professor.
Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering) in 1950 respectively. He was a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS for his contribution to network and information theory. He was an honorary member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and wrote and spoke extensively on classical Persian poetry.
Reza served as the head of Aryamehr University of Industry (Sharif University of Technology), University of Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Canada and Iran's ambassador to UNESCO. As a professor, he taught at MIT, McGill University, Concordia University, and the University of Tehran.
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Preceded by | Chancellor of Aryamehr University 1967–1968 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Jahanshah Saleh | Chancellor of University of Tehran 1967–1970 | Succeeded by Alinaghi Alikhani |