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.[1]

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

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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."

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Awards

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Career

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  Media related to Ahmad Jafari at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ a b "2006 Ahmad Jafari - Disneyana Fan Club". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog". gatlinburg.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "MEDIA MAGIC: septembre 2014". media-magic.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "'". 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ "The Equatorial Africa World Showcase Pavilion That Never Was". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Histoire des attractions - Imagineering - Disney's Magic". disneyfantasy.kazeo.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Ideal Buildout: March 2014". idealbuildout.blogspot.nl. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Have you EVER noticed at WDW (part XVIII)....(last post on Animal Kingdom)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ^ "اکران یک انیمیشن قبل از کچل‌شدن رامبد جوان/ ساخت دیزنی‌لند در ایران!" (in Persian). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.