Source:
Radio Zamaneh
The science publication, Nature has discovered
that "a 2009 paper co-authored by Kamran Daneshjou, Iran's science minister, are
identical to those of a 2002 paper published by South Korean researchers." The
2009 article published by Kamran Daneshjou and Majid Shahravi in Engineering
with Computer magazine is by implication a product of plagiarism.
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Kamran Daneshjou was the head of elections headquarters during the
controversial June presidential election |
Declan
Butler's report also reveals doubts surrounding the authenticity of the
science minister's credentials.
Daneshjou's webpage,
according to Butler, previously claimed he received his PhD from Manchester
Imperial Institute of Science and Technology, but in the past week he has
changed the content of the website, claiming he received his degree in 1989
after working at the Imperial College in London and the defense of his thesis
actually took place in AmirKabir University in Iran.
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A cached copy of Daneshjou's web page claims he has received a PhD
from Manchester Imperial Institute of Science and Technology
in UK
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The recently updated Daneshjou's web page says he has received his
PhD from Amirkabir University of technology in Iran |
Mr. Daneshjou is not the first person in Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad's cabinet to be accused of holding a forged degree. Former interior
minister Ali Kardan's degree from Oxford University was proved to be fake, and
the authenticity of Ahmadinejad's vice-president Alireza Rahimi's academic
documents are also under question by several members of parliament.
Mr. Daneshjou's performance as the head of elections headquarters during the
controversial June presidential election is also suspicious. Widespread
allegations of fraud have been made concerning the ballot. Opposition and
protesters claim Mr. Ahmadinejad's victory is the product of a rigged election.
Related Site:
Natures Blog on Kamran Daneshjou's plagiarism
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