Amouzgar holds a
Ph.D. from
Sorbonne University in
Iranistics (Iranian linguistics). She is currently chairman of the department of
Ancient Iranian Culture and Languages at the
Tehran University. Amouzgar, in collaboration with
Ahmad Tafazzoli, has contributed significantly to Ancient Iranian studies and the history of literature in ancient Iran. She has also associated with the
Encyclopædia Iranica project at
Columbia University. She has been awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and Persian Cypress Award (an Iranian Cultural Heritage Prize) in 2016. == Works ==