Zahra Nejadbahram
| Zahra Nejadbahram | |
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| Member of City Council of Tehran | |
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Assumed office 23 August 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Women's Journalist Association[1] |
| Profession | Political scientist[2] |
Zahra Nejadbahram (Persian: زهرا نژادبهرام) is an Iranian journalist, women's rights activist[3] and reformist politician who currently serves as a member of the City Council of Tehran.[4] She is the first woman to serve as deputy governor in Iran since the Iranian Revolution, having been appointed as the deputy governor of Tehran Province in July 2001.[5]
References
- ↑ Gheissari, Ali (2009). Contemporary Iran: economy, society, politics. Oxford University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-19-537849-8.
- ↑ Tara Povey, ed. (2016), Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran, Routledge, p. 73, ISBN 9781134779895
- ↑ Benjamin Stachursky (2016), The Promise and Perils of Transnationalization: NGO Activism and the Socialization of Women’s Human Rights in Egypt and Iran, Routledge, p. 193, ISBN 9781135101022
- ↑ "Reformists take all seats in Tehran city council". Mehr News Agency. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Iran appoints first woman deputy governor". IRNA. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2017 – via Payvand.
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| Preceded by Mohsen Pirhadi |
2nd Secretary of the City Council of Tehran 2017–present |
Incumbent |
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