▁medical ▁scholar , ▁known ▁for ▁having ▁compiled ▁the ▁“ N af icy ▁Encyclopedia ” ▁( F ah range h ▁N af icy ), ▁and ▁for ▁establish ing ▁Western - style ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁M ash ad ▁and ▁Is fah an . ▁ ▁Hab ib ▁N af icy ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁at ▁the ▁E cole ▁Saint ▁Louis , ▁a ▁French ▁Catholic ▁School , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁Dar ▁el ▁Fon oun ▁School . ▁He ▁broke ▁with ▁family ▁tradition ▁by ▁studying ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁level , ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁what ▁Iran ▁needed ▁most ▁were ▁engine ers . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁university ▁education ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toul ouse ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁in ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁at ▁an ▁inst itute ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Iran , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁government ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁receive ▁practical ▁training ▁at ▁a ▁tr uck ing ▁company ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁purchase ▁arm ored ▁tr uck s ▁for ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Army , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁purs ue ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁at ▁Pur due ▁University . ▁When ▁relations ▁between ▁Iran ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁sou red ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁incident , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁back ▁and ▁sent ▁instead ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁practical ▁training ▁and ▁purchase ▁tr uck s ▁for ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Army . ▁He ▁also ▁spent