| Nasrin Soltankhah | |
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| Soltankhah at the a conference, November 2010 | |
| Vice President of Iran Head of National Elites Foundation |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Sadeq Vaeez Zadeh |
| Head of Center for Women and Family Participation Affairs | |
| In office 9 December 2005 – 21 February 2006 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Zahra Shojaei |
| Succeeded by | Zohreh Tayebzadeh |
| Member of City Council of Tehran | |
| In office 19 January 2003 – 21 January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Saeed Hajjarian |
| Succeeded by | Masoumeh Ebtekar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1963 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Abadgaran |
Nasrin Soltankhan is an Iranian politician who presently holds positions in both the local and the executive branch of the Iranian government.
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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. She's also president of Iran's National Elites Foundation.
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.
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.“ 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.
Soltankhan is a member of the political organization called the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.
Apart from her work in the executive branch of the Iranian government, Nasrin Soltankhan was also on the City Council of Tehran having won a seat in 2003. The term of service for her council seat ended in 2007.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sadeq Vaeez Zadeh |
Head of National Elites Foundation 2009-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Esfandiar Rahim Mashai |
Deputy leader of Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran 2011-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |