“The CEO of the Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia Congratulations New Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopaedia Iranica”

7/20/2025 10:19

Touraj Daryaee, historian and director of the Samuel Jordan Center for the Persian Studies of at the University of California, Irvine, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Encyclopaedia Iranica, succeeding the late Ehsan Yarshater.

CGIE: On this occasion, Kāẓim Mūsavī Bojnurdī, the CEO of the Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia issued a message of congratulations as follows:

Dear Dr. Touraj Daryaee,

Greetings. I extend my heartfelt congratulations on your appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopaedia Iranica.

This encyclopedia is the legacy of a wise and devoted lover of Iran, who dedicated his entire life to promoting the rich Iranian culture. The late Dr. Ehsan Yarshater devoted over half a century to the Encyclopaedia Iranica, channeling all his efforts toward the advancement of the Iranian national culture.

Yarshater’s school nurtured researchers, each of whom has been and continues to be a flagbearer of the flourishing history and literature of this land. Yarshater was the champion of this field, and his cherished memory shines brightly in the contemporary history of Iran.

I am confident—and hopeful—that you, who have arisen from and blossomed within Yarshater’s school, will strive to further enhance and elevate the invaluable legacy of the founder of this encyclopedia.

May the memory and name of Professor Yarshater, who devoted his entire life to national culture, be honored, and I wish you success in this noble stewardship.

Kāẓim Mūsavī Bojnurdī