1. Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is an Iranian university professor and former parliamentarian, who was Iran's minister of health and medical education.
16 Facts About Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was part of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's inner circle.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is the third female government minister in Iranian history, after Farrokhroo Parsa and Mahnaz Afkhami.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was born in Tehran on 11 February 1959.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is the daughter of Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi, who was head of the Red Crescent Society of Iran.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi entered Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1976 to study medicine, and qualified in nursing and obstetrics, obtaining a doctoral degree in 1988.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was a faculty member at Tehran University for 13 years, and director of the Nursing and Obstetrics Department for six years.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was a founder member of Iran's Specialized Scientific Association of Reproduction and Sterility, and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi worked on the organizing committees for prominent conferences on subjects related to medicine.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is a member of the editorial board of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences' Journal of Family and Reproductive Health.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was elected to the Fourth Majlis representing Tehran, and re-elected in 1996.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was elected chairwoman of the Majlis Committee on Women, Family and Youth in August 1997.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi condemned the ban as an affront to Muslims and a crime against human rights.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi received 175 favoring, 82 opposing, and 29 abstaining votes, and is the first female minister in the history of the Islamic Republican government.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is considered politically conservative, but supports a role for women in society.
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi has written and translated many books in the field of women's health.