About
Hazhir Teimourian, MA (Phil.), FRAS, was born in Kurdish western Iran in 1940 and
studied classical Persian and Arabic before coming to London to study science. Here he fell
under the influence of the Anglophone analytical philosophers and drifted into broadcasting
in the Persion-language section of the World Service of the BBC. In 1980, he began writing
for The Times on Middle Eastern politics and history and remained with the newspaper for
16 years. He also became a regular contributor on Middle Eastern and international affairs
to a host of broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as in Australia.
Teimourian’s biography of Omar Khayyām, the eleventh century poet, thinker and
astronomer, was praised by the press and has been translated into Spanish, Russian and
Persian. A new impression is now available both in eBook and print formats.
There are two new books forthcominhg in 2023: One is an autobiography that has been
generously praised in advance of publicatin by a number of British national figures,
including Sir Anthjony Kenny, formerly President of the British Acadedmy, Felipe
Fernandez-Armersto, the historian and bearer of Spain’s highest cultural award, Grand
Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso the X, Jonathan Keates, the historian and former
chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund, Sonia Land, the former Chief Executive of Harper
Collins, and Sir Charles Saumarez Smith, former Director of the National Gallery and
Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts. The other book investigates the place of
the sacred in our lives. Called Utima: In Search of God in a Godless Universe, it is
informed by the latest discoveries of the astronomers and argues that we can find
sacredness in the irresolvable mystery of being, of Exitence, and that we need a sacred
centre to our lives to be at peace with ourselves and the world and be better citizens.