Mohammad Fazeli

Mohammad Fazeli, born in 1974, is an Iranian sociologist, public policy researcher, and writer. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and his PhD in sociology from Tarbiat Modares University. Fazeli has taught at the University of Mazandaran and later at Shahid Beheshti University, and has conducted research in the fields of sociology of science, political sociology, development, environment, public policy, and social impact assessment.

He has also held government responsibilities in the areas of public policy and water and energy resources, including serving as research deputy at the Center for Strategic Studies, director of the Public Policy Studies Network, advisor to the Minister of Energy, and head of the Center for Social Affairs of Water and Energy Resources. Fazeli was also a member of the special investigation board for the Plasco incident.

Fazeli's main focus is on development, governance, social trust, public policy, sociology of science, environment, water, the city, consumption, lifestyle, and social impact assessment. In recent years, he has also become known for the media project "Iran's Concern" (Daghdaqeh-ye Iran); a collection of notes, podcasts, and analyses on issues of development and governance in Iran.