Hossein Elahi Ghomshei


Hossein Mohyeddin Ghomshei better known as Elahi Ghomshei, is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, author and lecturer on literature, art, and mysticism.

Life and education

Dr. Hossein Elahi Ghomshei was born on 4 January 1940 in Tehran, Iran. He is the son of Mehdi Elahi Ghomshei, the famous translator of Quran into Persian. He received his PhD in Islamic Theology and Philosophy from the University of Tehran.

Traditional education

Lectureship

Ghomshei was a lecturer at Tehran University and other universities and institutes in the fields of:
Ghomshei has been:
Dr Elahi Ghomshei has delivered over 500 lectures in Persian in the past 40 years at different universities and cultural centers. Some lectures were broadcast on the Iranian TV Channel and they are also available in some social media websites. Elahi Ghomshei Culture and Art Institute has a complete collection of his lectures in their archive. Some of the lectures published on CDs are as follows:
  1. Chairman of the Board, Elahi Ghomshei Culture & Art Institute, Tehran
  2. Member of the Board, Mawlana Jalaledin Rumi Culture,Art,Research Institute, Tehran
  3. Chief Editor.Chaleepa Quarterly Magazine, Calligraphy &Traditional Arts, Tehran
  4. Fellow of the Temenos Academy, London
  5. Member of the Advisory Council, Mawlana Rumi Review, London