Elham Aminzadeh
Elham Aminzadeh | |
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| Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Fatemeh Bodaghi |
| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Jurist |
Elham Aminzadeh is an Iranian academic, lawmaker and vice president of Iran in the cabinet of Hassan Rouhani. She is the first woman to hold the post of vice president for legal affairs in the country.[1]
Education
Aminzadeh holds a PhD in law from the University of Glasgow in 1997.[2] The title of her PhD thesis is "the United Nations and international peace and security: a legal and practical analysis".[2]
Career
Aminzadeh worked as assistant professor of law at the University of Tehran and her speciality is in the fields of international public law, energy law and human rights.[3][4] She also taught at the University of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Allameh Tabatabaei University[5] and Imam Sadegh University.[6] She served at the seventh term of the Majlis as a lawmaker from 2004 to 2008.[6][7] She was the deputy head of the Majlis's national security and foreign policy committee.[6]
She was appointed vice president for legal affairs by Hassan Rouhani on 11 August 2013.[4][8]
References
- ^ Tom Lansford (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-4833-8626-3. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b "The United Nations and international peace and security: A legal and practical analysis". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Faculty Members". University of Tehran. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Iranian President appoints a woman, Elham Aminzadeh, as Vice President for Legal Affairs". Payvand. IRNA. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Ladane Nasseri (13 August 2013). "Rohani Picks Female Vice-President After Vow to Back Women". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Esfandiari Esfandiari (13 August 2013). "Perhaps Bowing To Pressure, Rohani Appoints Woman To Iranian Cabinet". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "New Vice Presidents Appointed In Iran". Haberler (News). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran's Rouhani Appoints Female Vice-President in New Cabinet". Fars News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
