Sahebeh Rouhani (Persian: صاحبه روحانی, née Arabi) is the wife of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.[1] A first cousin of Hassan Rouhani, their marriage was arranged by their parents when she was 14 and he was 20 years old.
Sahebeh Rouhani | |
|---|---|
| صاحبه روحانی | |
 Rouhani in 2013 | |
| Spouse of the president of Iran | |
| In role 3 August 2013 – 3 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Azam al-Sadat Farahi |
| Succeeded by | Jamileh Alamolhoda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sahebeh Arabi 1954 (age 69–70) Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Known for | Spouse of the President of Iran |
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Family
editRouhani is the daughter of Abdolazim Arabi and Sareh-Khaton Peyvandi, aunt of Hassan Rouhani. She is married to Hassan Rouhani, her cousin, in 1968.[2] They have 5 children, the eldest of whom died in 1992.[3][4] She does not participate in politics and spends her time engaged in charitable affairs. In July 2014, she started the construction of ten kindergartens.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ تمام اطلاعات خانوادگی کاندیداهای ریاست جمهوری یازدهم
- ^ تسلیت شخصیتها و مقامهای سیاسی به روحانی Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Avni Benny (20 June 2013). "Damning Suicide Note to Iran's New Prez". New York Post. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Blum, Ruthie (1 March 2016). "No New Dawn in Iran". Algemeiner Journal. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ صاحبه عربی عهدهدار ساخت 10 مهدکودک شد