Parvaneh Salahshouri

Parvaneh Salahshouri
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
28 May 2016
Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority 1,198,760 (36.91%)
Personal details
Born Parvaneh Salahshouri
c. 1964 (age 52–53)
Masjed Soleiman, Iran
Political party Assembly of Graduates of Islamic Iran[1]
Profession University professor

Parvaneh Salahshouri (Persian: پروانه سلحشوری‎‎) is an Iranian sociologist[2] and reformist politician who is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.

She currently heads the Women's fraction.[3]

Career

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2016Parliament1,198,76036.9112th Won[4]

Views

After the elections, a video interview surfaced in English in which she stated that hijab should be a "matter of choice for women", referring to mandatory hijab laws.[5] She later corrected her markings, saying "women might prefer to wear the black chador while others would prefer a headscarf and long coat".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "لیست انتخاباتی اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "اين ٣٠ نفر". Shargh (in Persian) (2523). 17 February 2016. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Women Lawmakers Moving Ahead", Financial Tribune, 4 January 2017, retrieved 25 May 2017
  4. ↑ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
  5. ↑ Leila Alikarami (4 March 2016), "With more Women than Clerics, will Iran’s new Parliament improve Women’s Rights?", juancole.com, retrieved 27 April 2016
  6. ↑ Arash Karami (2 March 2016), "After elections, Iran's parliament split three ways", Al-Monitor, retrieved 27 April 2016
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Fatemeh Rahbar		 President of Women's fraction
2016–present 		Incumbent
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