Nasrin Soltankhah

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Dr. Nasrin Soltankhan is an Iranian politician who presently holds positions in both the local and the executive branch of the Iranian government.

1 Cabinet position
2 Center for Women and Family Affairs
3 Political affiliation
4 City Council of Tehran
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Cabinet position

Dr. Soltankhan was appointed to the Iranian Cabinet on September 25, 2005 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. To date, she is one of two women in the Iranian Cabinet along with Vice-President Fatemeh Javadi.

[edit] Center for Women and Family Affairs

Dr. Soltankhan's portfolio includes both the position as head of the Center for Women and Family Affairs (formerly called the Center for Women's Participation, or CWP) and also the position of advisor to the President on issues pertaining to women.

Dr. Soltankhan has mentioned three main points for women-related policies which the center will be focusing on. These are, “upholding human dignity of women regardless of their gender,“ “capitalizing on women’s potentials in managerial and decision-making arenas,“ and “emphasizing on women’s key role in families.“ Dr. Soltankhah has also stated that the center is engaged in directing women’s capabilities into different social and cultural fields as well as generating jobs for them.

[edit] Political affiliation

Dr. Soltankhan is a member of the political organization called the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.

[edit] City Council of Tehran

Apart from her work in the executive branch of the Iranian government, Nasrin Soltankhan is also on the City Council of Tehran having won a seat in 2003. The term of service for her council seat ends in 2007.