After finishing primary education, went to DARULFONOUN for further education in Tehran. Got his PhD in 1943. Mohammad received honorary doctorate from many foreign universities and became member of the academy of Iran. MOEIN became head of committee in international literature seminar (SUMER) in HARWARD UNIVERSITY. He wrote nearly 23 books. His most important activity was cooperation with ALAME DEHKHODA. When DEHKHODA expired, professor MOEIN managed and published those valuable articles.
According to the wish of NIMA YOUSHIJ, Mr. MOEEN collected his essays and letters and gave them for printing.
MOEIN dictionary is his main book, which is printed in 6 volumes. This dictionary is one of the valuable sources in Persian language.
He was one of the greatest scientists in his own time.
Doctor was knowing French, English, Arabic and German.
He was expert in many accents of Persian too and was quite familiar with Old Persian that means: PAHLAVI AVESTA.
DOCTOR MOEIN was close partner to Mr. DEHKHODA.
DOCTOR explains: when I was selected to be partner, ALAME GHAZVINI told me to be careful, DEHKHODA is very hard man. You have to work hard, promise me not to leave him, promise me that you will not become sad, and I promised him. Two weeks before his death, I told him about Mr. GHAZVINI. And DEHKHODA told me: dictionary is not my moon now. Half of it belongs to GHAZVINI.
Eight of DEHKGODA`s dictionary volumes were verified and printed under supervising of late MOEIN.
LAST DAYS:
In 1967, government of Iran sent doctor MOEIN to explain Iranian culture to some scientists who were waiting for him in Turkey. Two other officers were in his group. But due to unknown matters, they left him and he remained alone to do the heavy duty. It was conference of 10 days in English language. MOEEN continued to do the work satisfactory. He became so tired. Anyway he done his duty well and came back to Tehran. The next day, he attended the university to teach for his students. While he was in literature master`s room and wanted to accept the proposal of one of the doctorate students, fell down. Soon, they have taken him to ARIA hospital for treatment. For few days he was able to talk.
After some examinations and photography, doctors came to know he is suffering from brain lesion. So to take exact photography they injected a colored injection to his brain. But unfortunately because of carelessness in experiment, the same day doctor went to coma.
So authorities brought two brain surgeon from Russia and five from England. After brief experiments, foreign specialists announced that brain lesion is terrible. No way for his recovery. For nearly 5 years, he was in coma position. This was a sad end for a great professor who made wonderful works for his nation and people.
Mohammad Moin was a prominent Iranian scholar of Persian literature and Iranian Studies. Mohammad Mo'in studied at the Higher Institute of Science in Tehran and obtained his BA in literature and philosophy in 1934
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Mohammad Mo'in studied at the Higher Institute of Science in Tehran and obtained his BA in literature and philosophy in 1934. He subsequently went to Belgium and graduated in applied psychology, anthropology and cognitive science under Elmer Knowles. On returning to Iran he carried out his doctoral research under Ebrahim Pourdavoud at the University of Tehran, culminating in a thesis with the title "Mazdayasna and its Influence on Persian Literature" for which he received a PhD with honours in Persian literature and linguistics. He is the first doctoral graduate in Persian literature from the University of Tehran.
He was later appointed full professor at University of Tehran, from which position he was subsequently promoted as Distinguished Professor to the Chair of Literary Criticism and Research in Literary Texts at the same university. He is best known for his famous Mo'in Dictionary as well as his contributions to The Dehkhoda Dictionary, a work he did in collaboration with Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda himself.
Mo'in was President of the literature commission of the International Congress of Iranian Studies and Director of the Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute.
Mohammad Mo'in died in 1971 in Tehran. He is buried in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Gilan, Iran. His burial chamber was vandalized in 1981 by vigilantes, thought to be due to Mo'in's ties to the political elite of the Pahlavi Era.