Zahra Nejadbahram

Zahra Nejadbahram
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office 23 August 2017 – 4 August 2021
Personal details
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Women's Journalist Association[1]
Profession	Political scientist[2]

Zahra Nejadbahram (Persian: زهرا نژادبهرام) is an Iranian journalist, women's rights activist[3] and reformist politician who currently serves as a member of the City Council of Tehran.[4] She is the first woman to serve as deputy governor in Iran since the Iranian Revolution, having been appointed as the deputy governor of Tehran Province in July 2001.[5]

References

1. Gheissari, Ali (2009). Contemporary Iran: economy, society, politics. Oxford University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-19-537849-8.
2. Tara Povey, ed. (2016), Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran, Routledge, p. 73, ISBN 9781134779895
3. Benjamin Stachursky (2016), The Promise and Perils of Transnationalization: NGO Activism and the Socialization of Women's Human Rights in Egypt and Iran, Routledge, p. 193, ISBN 9781135101022
4. "Reformists take all seats in Tehran city council". Mehr News Agency. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
5. "Iran appoints first woman deputy governor". IRNA. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2017 – via Payvand.

Civic offices
Preceded by Mohsen Pirhadi	2nd Secretary of the City Council of Tehran 2017–2021	Succeeded by Soudeh Najafi