Ramin Jahanbegloo

Political Philosopher, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation

Canada/Iran

Ramin Jahanbegloo is a political philosopher. He is presently the Executive Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the Vice-Dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University, Delhi, India. Mr. Jahanbegloo is also a member of the advisory board of PEN Canada. He is the winner of the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association in Spain (2009) for his extensive academic works in promoting dialogue between cultures and his advocacy for non-violence. He has written twenty-nine books in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Persian.