Masoumeh Abad
Masoumeh Abad | |
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Ambassador of Iran to Finland | |
In office 2023–2024 | |
President | Ebrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | Frouzandeh Vadiati |
Succeeded by | Javad Aghazadeh Khoei |
Member of the City Council of Tehran | |
In office 29 April 2007 – 22 August 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Abadan, Iran |
Political party | Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution[1] |
Residence | Tehran |
Alma mater | Iran University of Medical Sciences Shahid Beheshti University |
Masoumeh Abad (Persian: معصومه آباد; born 5 September 1962) is an Iranian author, university professor,[2] and conservative politician.[3] She was a member of the fourth Islamic City Council of Tehran and its Director of Health Division.[4] Abad is also the author of the book I'm Alive.[5] She was former Iranian Ambassador to Finland from 2023 to 2024.[6]
Captivity
[edit]During the Iran–Iraq War, Abad played a significant role in the construction and management of hospitals and other medical clinics for the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).[7][failed verification] Thirty-three days after the start of the war, when she was 17 years, old Masoumeh Abad, Fatemeh Nahidi, Maryam Bahrami and Halimeh Azmoudehwere captured by the Iraqi military forces on Mahshahr to Abadan's high way (15 October 1980).[8] They were on Red Crescent mission. At first, Abad, Nahidi, Bahrami and Azmoudeh were sent to Tanoumeh border camp and then they were sent to Estekhbarat (secret agency of Saddam) and Al-Rashid prisons. Again after sometime, Abad and her companions were moved to Mosul and Al-Anbar camps. Three years and six months later, on 21 April 1983, Abad was released.[9]
I'm Alive is a memoir by Masoumeh Abad detailing her experiences during the Iran–Iraq War. The book is Abad's captivity memoir in prison. This book has received an award in the 16th Ketab-e-Sale-Defa-Moghadas of the year award in Iran.[10] This book discusses some of the roles of Iranian women who participated in the war.[11]
Education
[edit]Abad holds a BSc degree in midwifery from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1989,[4] a MSc in Hygiene from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1996 and PhD in Hygiene from Shahid Beheshti University in 2011.[12]
See also
[edit]- Majid Gheisari
- Tahereh Saffarzadeh
- Ahad Gudarziani
- Holy Defense Year Book Award
- Mohammad Doroudian
- Saeed Akef
- Hamid Reza Shekarsari
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "همه مردان "جمعیت ایثارگران"". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "نقدی بر کتاب من زنده ام/بخش اول". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Tehran Managerial Model for Health, Safety and Environment". Tehran official web site. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ a b "سوابق فعالیت علمی و اجرایی". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Biography of MASOUMEH ABAD". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Iran names new female ambassador to Finland". Tehran Times. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Tehran mayor says gender segregation a question of dignity". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "MASOUMEH ABAD". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "من زنده ام". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "من زندهام همچنان پرچاپترین کتاب کشور". mashreghnews (in Persian). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "من زندهام تا زمانی که غیرت مردان و زنان ایران زنده است". farsnews (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Central Tehran Branch - Islamic Azad University". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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