Fatemeh Rahbar
Fatemeh Rahbar | |
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 Fatemeh Rahbar in 2016 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office Died before taking office in 2020 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis |
| Majority | 787,485 (42.75%) |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 443,518 (25.47%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1964[1] Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 7 March 2020 (aged 55–56) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
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Fatemeh Rahbar (Persian: فاطمه رهبر, romanized: Fâtemeh Rahbar; c. 1964 – 7 March 2020) was an Iranian conservative politician who served three terms as a member of the Iranian Parliament representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr. Rahbar was elected to serve in the Parliament for a fourth time, but died before the start of her term.
Life
[edit]Rahbar earned a master's degree in visual communication, and a Ph.D. degree in strategic management. She worked as a production manager for the Internet Network and Secretary of the Supreme Council on Internet Policy.[2]
Rahbar was a conservative politician and a member of the Islamic Coalition Party.[3] She served three terms between 2004 and 2016 as a member of the Iranian Parliament, representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr.[1] As a member of parliament, Rahbar served as vice president of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, chair of the Women's Fraction, and chair of the Media and Art Committee.[4] Rahbar served as deputy head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation.[3] She was elected to serve in the Parliament for the fourth time, but died before the start of her fourth term.[1][5]
Rahbar went into a coma on 5 March 2020, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.[5] She died on 7 March 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "آشنايي با چهره هاي فرهنگي و هنري مجلس هفتم". Hamshahri. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b رویداد۲۴, پايگاه خبری، تحلیلی. "استعفای "رهبر" از کمیته امداد برای شرکت در انتخابات مجلس". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "زندگينامه فاطمه رهبر". Shoma Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Iran: 124 dead from virus, including FM's adviser, could use force to stop travel". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ "Iranian Lawmaker Dies After Contracting Coronavirus As Fatality Toll Hits 145". Radio Free Europe. 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Newly elected Iranian female politician dies from coronavirus, as country confirms 1,234 new cases". CNN.com. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Newly-Elected Female Politician Dies of Coronavirus in Iran
- 1960s births
- 2020 deaths
- Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
- Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians
- Islamic Coalition Party politicians
- Zeynab Society politicians
- Members of the Women's fraction of Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Politicians from Tehran
- Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians
- 21st-century Iranian women politicians
- 21st-century Iranian politicians
- Iranian elected officials who did not take office
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Elected officials who died without taking their seats