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Fatemeh Rahbar

Fatemeh Rahbar

Iranian politician (c.1964–2020)


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.

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Life

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

  1. "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. 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)
  3. "زندگينامه فاطمه رهبر". Shoma Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. "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.

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