Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani
Born
Fatemeh Hashemi Bahramani

c. 1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
NationalityIranian
TitleHead of Charity Foundation for Special Diseases
Political partyModeration and Development Party
SpouseSaeid Lahouti[2]
Children1
Parents

Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: فاطمه هاشمی رفسنجانی) is an Iranian politician.

She is a senior member of the Moderation and Development Party[3] and runs the Charity Foundation for Special Diseases.[1]

In 1995, she was head of Iran's delegation to the Organization of Islamic Countries' 1st symposium on women's role in Islamic society, held in Tehran. She is also secretary-general of the Women's Solidarity Association of Iran.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Najmeh Bozorgmehr (14 October 2012), "Rafsanjani's daughter speaks out on Iran", Financial Times, retrieved 22 April 2017
  2. ^ Muhammad Sahimi (28 April 2010). "The Middle Road of Hashemi Rafsanjani". TehranBureau. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ Saeid Jafari (27 September 2016), Is Iran's Rouhani about to ditch his longtime patron?, Al-Monitor, retrieved 21 April 2017
  4. ^ Hamideh Sedghi (2007). Women and Politics in Iran: Veiling, Unveiling, and Reveiling. Cambridge University Press. p. 263.