The Pasargad Heritage Foundation Presents:
The Nowruz Award March 21, 2019.
This press release has been published by the Pasargad Heritage Foundation to the Personalities of the Year for their vision and efforts to preserve the national, cultural, historical, and natural heritage of Iran that also belongs to all humanity.
Dr. Shahrokh Razmjou, is an archeologist, researcher, university professor and a Member of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran in the Department of Archeology. Read the entire article on this page
Dr. Shahrokh Razmjou is the recipient of “The personality of the year” award, in the category
of “Cultural and Historical Heritage”
Dr. Razmjou is also the translator of a new updated translation of the text on the Cyrus Cylinder
from Babylonian to Persian.
He receives the 2019 Personality of the Year Award” for:
– His several decades of research on the intangible values of Iran’s national historical
heritage.
– His extensive research on the relationship between the charter and personality of Cyrus.
– His writings and broad reaching work on new and contemporary look at the relevant and
important influences of ancient and medieval history on Iranian history.
– Establishing the Inscriptions Hall at the National Museum of Iran.
– Establishing the Centre for Achaemenid Studies at the National Museum of Iran.
Dr. Kavous Seyed-Emami was a sociologist, environmentalist, university professor, co-founder
Professor Seyed-Emami is the recipient of 2019 “Nowruz Award for Personality of the Year in the Field of Environment and Natural Heritage.”
and director of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. We honor Professor Kavous Seyed-
Emami posthumously for his life of dedication and hard work on behalf of Iran’s natural heritage
and his tireless efforts devoted to conservation and preservation in Iran. Professor Seyed-Emami
is the recipient of 2019 “Nowruz Award for Personality of the Year in the Field of Environment and Natural Heritage” for:
– His comprehensive planned projects for the preservation of Iran’s natural and environmental heritage.
– For his extensive work on implementation of projects for rare animal habitat projects in Iran and Asia focusing on protecting and saving them from extinction.
– For his efforts to bring together international researchers and experts in the field of
environmental subjects and assist them in order to help Iran’s environment.
– For organizing programs in order to inform and educate people about the environmental
issues in Iran and assisting artists to engage people about the environment.
– For his decades of tireless struggles, devoted determination and a dedicated life to
preservation of Iran’s natural heritage.
He receives this award for the following reasons: Read entire article on this page
Mr. Parviz Sayyad, playwright, director, producer and actor of theater and cinema, is the recipient of 2019 “The Norouz Award for Best Artist of the Year in Theater and Cinema.
– For his tireless decades of efforts and a life dedicated to Iranian cinema and theater both in
Iran and in exile.
– For his life time of artistic and creative ingenious on behalf of Iranian cinema and theater with exceptional artistic standards.
– For creating lasting characters in Iranian cinema and theater.
– For commitment to art and paying special attention to artistic values.
– For his devotion to human rights and not forgetting human rights violations in Iran, and its
reflection on simple and popular drama.
