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Ahmad Jafari
Ahmad Jafari
Born(1938-03-03)3 March 1938
Arak, Iran
NationalityَAmerican - Iranian
Alma materTehran University
University of Utah
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMalak Jafari
Children3
AwardsDisney NFFC Legend Award, 2006
PracticeDisney, 1966-2004
DesignDisneyland Paris

Ahmad Jafari (Persian: احمد جعفری ‌born 3 March 1938, in Arak, Iran) is an architect based in USA whose career began in the 1960s. He was with Disney Imagineering as an Architect and Art Director from 1966 to 2004 and has worked alongside Walt Disney and many Disney Legends. In 2006, he received the NFFC Disney Legend awards.

Early life

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Ahmad Jafari was born on 3 March 1938 in a small city in Arak, in Iran. In 1962, he graduated from Tehran University with Masters in Architecture. In 1963 he moved to United States and studied Architecture at the University of Utah and worked in an architecture firm as an intern architect in both Utah and California. After a few months, he left the university and joined Disneyland engineering department as an architect in 1966. He served The Walt Disney Company as an Architect and Art Director from 1966 to 2004.

Val H. Usle, executive director of architecture at The Walt Disney Company awarded Ahmad for "Recognizing 35 magical years with the Walt Disney company" quoting:

"All of us still see your 'design' fingerprints scattered in the parks throughout the world... your creativity has helped define the Disney built environment. It is indeed a very small club of people can claim to have had such involvement and influence."

Awards

  • Ahmad's Who's Who Professional of the Year award, 2013 Ahmad's Who's Who Professional of the Year award, 2013
  • Tokyo DisneySea Certificate of Recognition Tokyo DisneySea Certificate of Recognition
  • Ahmad's NFFC Disney Legend Award Ahmad's NFFC Disney Legend Award
  • Ahmad's Disney Retirement Window Ahmad's Disney Retirement Window
  • 2006 Disney Legend awards, Ahmad, next to Tony Baxter, former vice president of alt Disney Imageeniering, and Glen Durflinger 2006 Disney Legend awards, Ahmad, next to Tony Baxter, former vice president of alt Disney Imageeniering, and Glen Durflinger
  • 2006 Disney Legend awards, Ahmad, next to Marty Sklar, then vice chairman and principal creative executive of the Disney company, and Glen Durflinger 2006 Disney Legend awards, Ahmad, next to Marty Sklar, then vice chairman and principal creative executive of the Disney company, and Glen Durflinger
  • Disney Recreational Club Team Meeting, 1968. Ahmad, then club chairman, first from right Disney Recreational Club Team Meeting, 1968. Ahmad, then club chairman, first from right
  • Disney Employee Recognition Award; Ahmad, next to Marty Sklar, then vice chairman and principal creative executive of the Disney company Disney Employee Recognition Award; Ahmad, next to Marty Sklar, then vice chairman and principal creative executive of the Disney company

Career

External links

Media related to Ahmad Jafari at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  9. "اکران یک انیمیشن قبل از کچل‌شدن رامبد جوان/ ساخت دیزنی‌لند در ایران!" (in Persian). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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