Mahmoud Hamdi Abulqasim
Political Researcher and Iranian Affairs Specialist
in the Arabian Gulf Centre for Iranian Studies
Fathi Abu Bakr Almaraghi (Ph.D.)
Political Researcher and Iranian Affairs Specialist
in the Arabian Gulf Centre for Iranian Studies
Iranians are proud of native mathematician and engineer Abu Bakr Mohammed Ibn Hassan Karaji, who stood at the forefront of the study of water sciences and made considerable contributions to the engineering of Iran’s hydraulic and groundwater extraction systems. In doing so, he addressed a significant challenge of nature and geography in semi-arid Iran: the challenge of redistributing limited rainfall and underground water resources. He uttered these immortal words about a millennium ago: “Fair distribution of water is a key matter which if ignored could lead a country to collapse.”
