Hossein Amanat

Hossein Amanat (Persian: حسین امانت, b. 1942) is an Iranian-Canadian architect. He is best known as the architect of the Shahyad Tower (renamed as Azadi Tower after the 1979 revolution) in Tehran, Iran, the Baháʼí Arc buildings in Haifa, Israel and the House of Worship in Samoa. He has also been designated as the architect of the future Shrine of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.

Hossein Amanat
حسین امانت
Amanat in front of the Azadi Tower
Born (1942-03-17) 17 March 1942
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian-Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OccupationArchitect
PracticeAmanat Architect / Arc Design International Corp.
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