Majid Tehranian (born 1937 according to Iranian sources, Mashhad – 4 January 2013 Iranian calendar: 4 Dey 1391) was an Iranian political economist, communication scholar, peace researcher, and professor internationally recognized for his contributions to global communication, development studies, peace research, globalization, and dialogue among civilizations. He served as Professor and Director of International Communication at the University of Hawaiʻi, Founding Director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, and was a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.

Education
B.A. in Political Economy, Dartmouth College, USA
M.A. in Political Economy, Harvard University
Ph.D. in Political Economy, Harvard University
Following the completion of his doctoral studies, Tehranian taught at several American universities for seven years before returning to Iran in 1971. In 1978, he was also a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford.

Activities and Works
Academic and Professional Career
Professor and Director of International Communication, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Founding Director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research
Director of the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Founder of the Iran Communication and Development Institute
Director of Social Planning, Plan Organization of Iran
Communication Planning Specialist, UNESCO (Paris)
Trustee, International Institute of Communications (London)
Council Member, International Peace Research Association (IPRA)
Council Member, Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association
Active Member, Club of Rome
Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science
Visiting Professor at Harvard, Oxford, Tufts, USC, University of Tehran, Imam Sadegh University, Soka University of America, and several universities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States.
Earlier in his career, Tehranian played an active role in the Iranian Students Association in the United States and the Confederation of Iranian Students, serving as president and secretary, respectively. After returning to Iran, he devoted himself to scholarship, communication research, and higher education.

Selected Publications
The Middle East: Its Governments and Politics (1972)
Towards a Systematic Theory of National Development (1974)
Communications Policy for National Development (1977)
Socio-Economic and Communications Indicators in Development Planning (1981)
Technologies of Power (1990)
Global Communication and World Politics (1999)
Worlds Apart: Human Security and Global Governance (1999)
Asian Peace (1999)
Dialogue of Civilizations: A New Peace Agenda for the New Millennium (2002)
Global Civilization: A Buddhist-Islamic Dialogue (with Daisaku Ikeda, 2002/2003)
Bridging a Gulf: Peacebuilding in West Asia (2003)
America and the World: The Double Bind (2005)
Globalization and Identity (2006)
Learning to Seek: Globalization, Governance, and the Future of Higher Education (2006)
Rethinking Civilization: Resolving Conflict in the Human Family (2007)
Throughout his career, Tehranian authored or edited more than 25 books and over 100 scholarly articles, many of which were translated into more than a dozen languages.

Achievements and Awards
Honorary Doctorate, Soka University (Japan)
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Research Grant
Fujio Matsuda Fellowship
International Communication Distinguished Service Award
Meritorious Teaching Certificate
Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science
Editorial board member of leading international journals, including Communication Theory, Communication Research, Asian Journal of Communication, Journal of International Communication, and Iranian Studies.
Majid Tehranian is widely regarded as one of the leading Iranian scholars in international communication and peace studies whose interdisciplinary work significantly influenced the fields of communication, development, globalization, and intercultural dialogue.