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Nasrin Soltankhah (Persian: نسرین سلطان‌خواه) is an Iranian politician who was a Vice President under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2009 to 2013.[2]

Education

Soltankhan received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1976), a Master of Science in Mathematics (1978), and a PhD in Mathematics (1994) from Sharif University of Technology.[3]

Career

Cabinet position

Soltankhan was appointed to the Iranian Cabinet on September 25, 2005 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She was also president of Iran's National Elites Foundation.

Center for Women and Family Affairs

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.

Political affiliation

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

City Council of Tehran

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Nasrin Soltankhah « Iran Daily Brief". irandailybrief.com.
  3. ^ "Alzahra University, Professor Profile"
Government offices
Preceded by Head of National Elites Foundation
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded byas Head of Center for Women's Participation Affairs Head of Center for Women and Family Affairs
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasrin_Soltankhah
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