Azam Taleghani
Azam Taleghani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
| Majority | 1,108,653 (51.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 30 October 2019 (aged 75–76) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Women Association of Islamic Revolution[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Morteza Eghtesad (died 2017) |
| Children | Akram, Abbas, Sadegh, Kazem |
| Father | Mahmoud Taleghani |
| Profession | Journalist |
Azam Taleghani (Persian: اعظم طالقانی; 1943 – 30 October 2019) was an Iranian politician, activist and journalist. She was the head of the Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran.[2] She was the editor of Payam Hajar Weekly, and a member of the Iranian parliament from 1980 through 1984.[3] Taleghani was born in Tehran.
Taleghani was hospitalized in November 2018 after falling at her home in Tehran.[4] She died of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by the fall on 30 October 2019 at the age of 76 in Tehran.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Iran: Sit-in by Azam Taleghani in front of Evin prison
- ↑ فرخزاد، پوران (Pooran Farrokhzad). کارنمای زنان کارای ایران (از دیروز تا امروز). تهران: نشر قطره، ۱۳۸۱، ISBN 9643411168، 533.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "اعظم طالقانی درگذشت". BBC. 31 October 2019. (in Persian)
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