Masoumeh Ebtekar
Masoumeh Ebtekar (Persian: معصومه ابتکار; born 21 September 1960) is an Iranian reformist politician, who was the Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, from August 9, 2017, to September 1, 2021. She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 to 2005, making her the first female member in the cabinet of Iran since 1979 and the third in history. She held the same level of office from 2013 to 2017. She is a full professor at Tarbiat Modares University in the School of Medical Sciences, Immunology Department.
Masoumeh Ebtekar | |
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معصومه ابتکار | |
Ebtekar in 2015 | |
| Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 2017 – 1 September 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Shahindokht Molaverdi |
| Succeeded by | Ensieh Khazali |
| Vice President of Iran Head of Department of Environment | |
| In office 10 September 2013 – 13 August 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Javad Mohammadizadeh |
| Succeeded by | Isa Kalantari |
| In office 23 August 1997 – 7 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Hadi Manafi |
| Succeeded by | Fatemeh Javadi |
| Member of the City Council of Tehran | |
| In office 29 April 2007 – 3 September 2013 | |
| Majority | 232,959 (14.06%) |
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| Born | Masoumeh Ebtekar 21 September 1960 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front (1998–2010) Union of Islamic Iran People Party (2010–present) |
| Spouse | Mohammad Hashemi (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Taghi Ebtekar (father) Fatemeh Barzegar (mother) |
| Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University Tarbiat Modares University |
| Occupation | Politician, Scientist and Journalist |
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Ebtekar was nicknamed "Mary", when she was the spokeswoman of the students who took hostages and occupied the US Embassy in 1979. Later she became the head of the Environment Protection Organization of Iran during the administration of President Mohammad Khatami, and was a city councilwoman of Tehran from 2007 to 2013.