Ali Shariati (ideologue)
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Ali Shariati was an influential Iranian sociologist, Islamic thinker, and revolutionary ideologue whose writings helped shape the intellectual foundations of the Iranian Revolution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ali Shariati | 4 |
| Ali Shariati (ideologue) canonical | 1 |
| Sara Shariati | 1 |
| Shariati | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1062989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ali Shariati (ideologue) Context triple: [Iranian Revolution, significantParticipant, Ali Shariati (ideologue)]
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A.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and revolutionary leader who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its paramount political and religious authority after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
Parviz Mirza
Parviz Mirza was a Mughal prince of the early 17th century, known as one of Emperor Jahangir’s sons and a contender in the empire’s succession struggles.
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C.
Fedallah
Fedallah is a mysterious, prophetic Parsee harpooner who serves as Captain Ahab’s shadowy confidant in Herman Melville’s novel *Moby-Dick*.
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D.
Omid Kordestani
Omid Kordestani is an Iranian-American business executive best known for senior leadership roles at major tech companies including Google and Twitter.
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E.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ali Shariati (ideologue) Target entity description: Ali Shariati was an influential Iranian sociologist, Islamic thinker, and revolutionary ideologue whose writings helped shape the intellectual foundations of the Iranian Revolution.
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A.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and revolutionary leader who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its paramount political and religious authority after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
Parviz Mirza
Parviz Mirza was a Mughal prince of the early 17th century, known as one of Emperor Jahangir’s sons and a contender in the empire’s succession struggles.
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C.
Fedallah
Fedallah is a mysterious, prophetic Parsee harpooner who serves as Captain Ahab’s shadowy confidant in Herman Melville’s novel *Moby-Dick*.
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D.
Omid Kordestani
Omid Kordestani is an Iranian-American business executive best known for senior leadership roles at major tech companies including Google and Twitter.
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E.
Bahauddin Toukan
Bahauddin Toukan was a Jordanian diplomat and statesman known primarily as the father of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian intellectual
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Islamic thinker ⓘ human ⓘ revolutionary ideologue ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-11-23 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iran ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1977-06-19 ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Mashhad
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| employer |
Hosseiniyeh Ershad
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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ⓘ
surface form:
University of Mashhad
|
| familyName |
Ali Shariati (ideologue)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shariati
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic studies
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political thought ⓘ revolutionary theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| givenName | Ali ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ihsan Shariati
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Ali Shariati (ideologue) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sara Shariati
Sosan Shariati ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic socialism
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anti-clerical Shi'ism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iranian Revolution
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Islamic revolutionary movements in Iran ⓘ Islamist intellectuals in the Muslim world ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ali Shariati's father, Mohammad-Taqi Shariati
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Frantz Fanon ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Shia Islamic theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critiquing both Western capitalism and Eastern socialism
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developing a revolutionary interpretation of Shia Islam ⓘ inspiring young Iranian activists before the 1979 Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| movement |
Islamic socialism
ⓘ
Third Worldism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| name |
Ali Shariati (ideologue)
self-link
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surface form:
Ali Shariati
|
| nativeName | علی شریعتی ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fatemeh is Fatemeh
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Hajj ⓘ Man and Islam ⓘ Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism ⓘ Religion vs. Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
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political activist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mazinan
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Razavi Khorasan Province ⓘ Sabzevar County ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Southampton ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Pouran Shariat Razavi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ali Shariati (ideologue) Description of subject: Ali Shariati was an influential Iranian sociologist, Islamic thinker, and revolutionary ideologue whose writings helped shape the intellectual foundations of the Iranian Revolution.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ali Shariati
subject surface form:
Ali Shariati
this entity surface form:
Ali Shariati
subject surface form:
Ali Shariati
this entity surface form:
Shariati
subject surface form:
Ali Shariati
this entity surface form:
Sara Shariati
this entity surface form:
Ali Shariati
this entity surface form:
Ali Shariati