Given the fact that brilliant talents of the country, such as Maryam Mirzakhani, are regarded as the assets of the country, we should make great efforts to keep this valuable asset.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, at the funeral of Maryam Mirzakhani, Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and emphasized: we have to make efforts to maintain the assets of the country.

He added: it was my first year of master in Sharif University of Technology when Mirzakhani was admitted and I always saw her in the library of the university.

Sattari continued: Mirzakhani had a pious character, and her death was a great loss for all of us.

The vice president for science and technology affairs expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased, affirming: I pray that God gives strength to her family to bear the grief and pain. We have to make efforts to keep our assets in the country.

Our National Talents Must Be Supported

Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, minister of health, also stated at the funeral of Maryam Mirzakhani that we have to identify elites who are unknown but still alive. He added: we are so sorry that one of the best elites of the world in the field of mathematical sciences is lost due to a common disease.

He continued: professor Mirzakhani was in the cradle of science, technology, care and health. However, every science and knowledge enthusiasts of the world regretted her loss due to lack of attention to her great work during her life.

Minister of health also asserted: as an Iranian, I am honored that there are top talents among Iranians who can serve not only Iran but the whole world.

He conveyed: the art is to find these people, and we hope to have such artists to find people similar to Maryam Mirzakhani.

Hashemi pointed out: we need to provide the context for the growth of these talents. We host this talented elite, and this should be a lesson for us to identify and support those elites who are still alive.

Minister of health, treatment and medical education addressed the officials, stating: any person with any job position must support this national asset of the country. I am specifically talking about senior managers.

Regarding assumptions about biological terror of Professor Mirzakhani, he stated: this character belongs to her family and if such issues are raised, they will be definitely followed up by her family. I cannot express my opinion about this matter since I have no information in this regard. 

Hashemi continued: I recommend that such controversies be avoided and attention be paid to the actual issue which is the loss of a talented elite and leave the rest to her family.

Mirzakhani Was the Pride of Iran and Islam

In addition, head of the atomic energy organization stated that “Maryam Mirzakhani” was a character who was able to discover divine verses. He added: Mirzakhani was the pride of Iran and Islam, and we hope to find many similar individuals in the society.

Ali Akbar Salehi mentioned in front of journalists at the funeral of professor Mirzakhani: I express my sincere condolences for loss of this woman who was without a doubt the scholar of the century.

He added: we also have to talk about the good actions of Islamic Republic of Iran and consequences of its Islamic revolution which have led to growing such individuals for the world.

Head of atomic energy organization stated that these individuals are trained by our system and universities, affirming: after Iran-Iraq war in 1989, I was head of Sharif University of Technology. A committee was established in the university to identify talents that are formed in high schools in order to be trained in Sharif University during summer. Professor Mirzakhani was recognized by this committee.

Salehi continued: as an intelligent scholar, Mirzakhani was able to emerge on a global level, and her loss has been devastating for all of us. Finding a replacement for her is extremely difficult.

Head of atomic energy organization asserted: on the other hand, I congratulate Iran for educating such person and express my condolences to all humans of the world. Maryam Mirzakhani was like a tree of wisdom that is recently grown and has fruits.

He pointed out that Maryam Mirzakhani has a high status in the world, affirming: professor Mirzakhani discovered the divine versus and was fluent in mathematics, which is one of the most difficult divine versus.

Salehi affirmed: name of Mirzakhani has been recorded in the history and it will be one of golden cards of Iranian people.

Head of atomic energy organization expressed: Maryam Mirzakhani was the child of Iran and pride of Iran and Islam. We hope that the Iranian society be able to introduce many people similar to her in the near future.

The funeral of Maryam Mirzakhani, the prominent Iranian mathematician, was held at Shahrak Gharb Mosque in the presence of executive authorities, scientific and cultural figures and friends and families.

Maryam Mirzakhani, the elite Iranian mathematician and the first woman to win Fields Prize and professor at Stanford University died on June 15^th 2017 in one of the hospitals of California state of America due to cancer.