Mossadegh Prize Laureates
Awarded biennially since 2002, the Mossadegh Prize honors remarkable contributions to research and journalism concerning Iran. The award underscores the Foundation’s dedication to intellectual rigor, historical accuracy, and the dissemination of objective knowledge.
2002
First Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Mr. Serge Michel, a freelance journalist, distinguished by the quality of his numerous articles on Iran.
The ceremony took place on 3 September 2002.
2004
Second Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to, Professors Mark Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne for their book “Mohammad Mosaddeq & the 1953 Coup in Iran”.
The ceremony took place on 28 October 2004.
2009
Third Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Professor Florence Hellot-Bellier, History professor and researcher at CNRS, for her work “France-Iran quatre cents ans de dialogue”.
The ceremony took place on 21 February 2009.
2010
Fourth Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Professor Fakhreddin Azimi, History Professor at the University of Connecticut, for his book “The Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle against Authoritarian Rule”.
The ceremony took place on 16 January 2010.
2013
Fifth Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Dr. Hadi Enayat, Visiting Lecturer at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations at the Aga Khan University, London, for his book “Law, State, and Society in Modern Iran Constitutionalism, Autocracy, and Legal Reform, 1906-1941”.
The ceremony took place on 15 November 2013.
2015
Sixth Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Professor Ervand Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center in the City University of New York, for his book
2019
Seventh Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Mr. Abbas Moayery, painter, miniaturist and sculptor, “Persian Miniatures”.
The ceremony took place on 26 October 2019.
2022
Eighth Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Mr. Taghi Amirani, Director et Mr. Walther Murch, Editor, for the film documentary “Coup 53”.
The ceremony took place on 20 September 2022.
2025
Ninth Mossadegh Prize Laureate
Awarded to Mr. Nicolas Gorjestani, for his book “Ahead of Their Time – Mosaddegh”.
The ceremony took place on 25 December 2025.
