Abbas Maleki

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Abbas Maleki is an Iranian associate professor of energy policy in the Department of Energy Engineering{{Cite web|url=http://energy.sharif.ir/~website/|title=Deperment of Energy Engineering|last=|first=|date=|website=Sharif University of Technology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530044046/http://energy.sharif.ir:80/~website/ |archive-date=2019-05-30 |access-date=}} and in the research institute for science, technology and industry policy (RISTIP) at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. He was the former Senior Associate at Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2007-2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/person/abbas-maleki|title=Abbas Maleki|website=Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|date=21 May 2012 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}} He was a member of the Network of Global Agenda Councils of World Economic Forum (Davos) for 2011-12,{{Cite web|url=https://einaudi.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Abbas%20Maleki%20to%20Address%20the%20Future%20of%20Iranian%20Foreign%20Policy.pdf|title=Abbas Maleki to Address the Future of Iranian Foreign Policy|last=Maleki|first=Abbas|date=|website=Einaudi Center of International Studies at Cornell University|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617152442/http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Abbas%20Maleki%20to%20Address%20the%20Future%20of%20Iranian%20Foreign%20Policy.pdf |archive-date=2016-06-17 |access-date=}} while he was the Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow at Centre for International Studies, MIT at the same time. He edited his book "US-Iran Misperception: A Dialogue" with John Tirman during this period of time. In his political background, he had been the Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran from 1980 to 1997,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ogel.org/about-author-a-z-profile.asp?key=1626|title=Abbas Maleki's Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=Oil & Gas Energy Law (OGEL)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015185658/http://www.ogel.org/about-author-a-z-profile.asp?key=1626 |archive-date=2011-10-15 |access-date=}} and one of the members of the negotiating team for ending the Iran-Iraq War from 1987 to 1992. His educational background is a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the High University of Strategic Sciences. He has graduated MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, both from the Sharif University of Technology. He has several publications on energy policy, energy security, public policy, foreign policy of Iran, the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Central Asia, Transcaucasia, and Caspian Studies.{{Cite web|url=http://sharif.edu/~maleki/|title=Academic Webpage|last=Maleki|first=Abbas|date=|website=Department of Energy Engineering at Sharif University of Technology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040205221104/http://sharif.edu:80/~maleki/ |archive-date=2004-02-05 |access-date=}}