Professor Dr. Sayyed Ehsan Rafiei Alavi
Biography of the President of Baqir al-Olum University
Lineage: Descendant of Ayatollah Sayyed Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, a prominent Shia scholar and political-religious leader in Iran and Iraq.
Academic Qualifications:
PhD in Public Law: Allameh Tabataba’i University, 2017
Master’s in Public Law: Allameh Tabataba’i University, 2012
General Specialization: Public Law
Specific Fields of Expertise: Legislative Studies, Economic Public Law, Philosophy of Law, and Jurisprudence of Public Law
Teaching Roles: Senior-level instructor at the Qom Seminary and professor of Philosophy of Law at Baqir al-Olum University.
Professional Positions and Career Progression:
Permanent member of the Founding Committee of the Iranian Association for the Philosophy of Law
Director of the Higher Committee on Applied Jurisprudence, Baqir al-Olum University (2020–2021)
Vice President for Education, Baqir al-Olum University (2022–2023)
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Philosophy of Law Journal
Editorial Board Member of the Basic Research in Humanities Journal
Research and Supervision Experience
Professor at the Faculty of Jurisprudence and Law
Supervised and reviewed numerous master’s theses and doctoral dissertations as a primary advisor, co-advisor, and examiner.
Publications:
Books:
Regulation of Economic Rules: Economic Theory and Legal Forms, by Anthony Ogus (Translation), Baqir al-Olum University, 2020
Comparative Study of Economic Public Law, Volume 1: Principles and Foundations, by Mohammad Mohammad Abd al-Latif (Translation), Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center, 2020
Comparative Study of Economic Public Law, Volume 2: Functions and Principles (Under publication), by Mohammad Mohammad Abd al-Latif, Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center, 2024
Lessons in Public Financial Law, Baqir al-Olum University, 2023
Articles:
Author of over 20 articles published in prestigious Iranian and international journals and presented at international conferences.
Achievements
National Award for Excellence in Science: Khwaja Nasir al-Din Tusi, 2018
Selected as a distinguished professor in the upper echelons of the Qom Seminary, 2017
National Model Researcher, 2023
