The Department of Persian Language and Literature at the University of Guilan ranks among the finest PL degree programs in Iran. With renowned professors and researchers and strong teaching materials, the department is one of the finest among the nation's Persian Literature departments. It has had a leading role in expanding academic and public's awareness and understanding of the Persian language and Persian literary and non-literary texts.

Since its opening in 1991, initially as "Teaching Persian Language and Literature", the department has had a great number of alumni who went out to be among the most accomplished researchers and professors in Iran. In 2001, first M.A. students were accepted by the department, and four years later, first PhD candidates started studying Persian Language and Literature at the University of Guilan.

Currently, the department has 14 faculty members (2 Professors, 6 Associate Professors, and 6 Assistant Professors) with almost 200 B.A. students, 104 M.A. students and 47 PhD candidates

Head of the Department
	Dr. Firouz Fazeli Associate Professor Email: drfiroozfazeli@gmail.com

Faculty Members
	Dr. Mohammad Ali Khazanehdarloo		Dr. Ahmad Razi		Dr. Ali Safaei
	Dr. Alireza Nikouei		Dr. Farzaneh Aghapour		Dr. Ali Taslimi
	Dr. Firouz Fazeli		Dr. Reza Cheraghi		Dr. Masoumeh Ghayoori
	Dr. Mahmoud Ranjbar		Dr. Mohammadkazem Yousefpour		Dr. Moharram Rezayati
	Dr. Shayesteh Sadat Mousavi		Dr. Negin Safarinejad Binazir

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