Ali Akbar Abdolrashidi (Persian: علی‌اکبر عبدالرشیدی) (born 9 July 1949 in Kerman) is an Iranian intellectual, journalist,[1] writer, traveler, translator, and university lecturer.[2] During his lengthy career as a journalist, Abdolrashidi conducted hundreds of television interviews with notable international figures, such as Fidel Castro, Rajiv Gandhi, and Muammar al-Gaddafi.[3] For most of his career, Abdolrashidi has worked for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).[4]