Amir Hossein Ovaysi

Amir Ovaysi was born in 1978 in Kermanshah, Iran. He was a talented individual with degrees and certificates in aviation. Amir was a gifted student and received a diploma in Physics and Mathematics early in his youth. Although his parents gravitated him toward careers in engineering, he was an animal lover, and according to his brother, he cared for many pets, from different types of hawks to a variety of fish. He had a deep interest in biology and veterinary medicine, driven by his altruism toward animals.

Amir chose the Civil Aviation Technology College at Tehran Mehrabad Airport for undergrad and earned a bachelor’s in aeronautics and aircraft engineering. He continued his higher education with a master’s in mechanical engineering at Shahroud University. His primary domain was in engineering and project management, but he was also very active in cultural and social fields. He was an advocate of Dialogue Among Civilizations, led by one of Iran’s politicians at the time, but he soon felt discouraged.

Amir married Sara Hamzeei in 2009, and these two sweethearts celebrated the birth of their daughter, Asal, in 2012. Amir established a consulting-engineering firm and managed several projects, including supervising Payame Noor University and many other organizations. Ultimately, like many talented young Iranians, Amir, Sara, and Asal immigrated to Canada. Amir was working for Smith Energy Inc. in Ontario.

Amir Hossein Ovaysi is known as one of the founding members of the Alumni Association of the Civil Aviation Technology College. The PS752 bitter and unfortunate fate in plane crash is a heavy grief on the shoulders of many of his classmates in the aviation industry. Amir, Sara, and Asal traveled to Iran for the holidays. The beautiful family boarded the plane for their home on the morning of December 9, 2020.

We remember them dearly.

This is for Asal:

My beautiful Asal. Not many people know your daddy was one of the best aeronautical engineers in Iran. I sincerely feel bad to lose you in such a tragic incident. We failed you and other families, because they replaced us with unprofessional people in Iranian Aviation, and I personally fail you again, because the 737 was not strong enough to protect you.