Azam Taleghani | |
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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, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 30 October 2019 Tehran, Iran | (aged 75–76)
Political party | Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution [1] |
Other political affiliations | Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran |
Spouse | Morteza Eghtesad (died 2017) |
Children | Akram, Abbas, Sadegh, Kazem |
Relatives | Mahmoud Taleghani (father) |
Profession | politician, journalist |
Azam Taleghani ( Persian: اعظم طالقانی; 1943 – 30 October 2019) was an Iranian politician and journalist who was the head of the Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran, [2] editor of Payam-e-Hajar weekly, and a member of the Iranian parliament. [3]
Born in Iran, Taleghani was the daughter of Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. She served time in prison during the Pahlavi regime. [4] After the Iranian Revolution she was a member of the Iranian parliament, founded "Jame'e Zanan Mosalman" (Society of Muslim women), and published Payam e Hajar Weekly, an Islamic journal about women and women's rights. [3] In 2003 she protested against the death of Zahra Kazemi. [2] [5] Both in 2001 and 2009, Taleghani submitted her candidacy for Iran's presidential elections, but, like all women's candidacies, her candidacy was rejected by Iran's Guardian Council . [6] [7]
Her political ideals espoused a "progressive brand of revolutionary Islamism." [8]
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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1979 | Assembly of Experts | 132,430 | 5.24 | 17th | Lost [9] |
1980 | Parliament | 1,108,653 | 51.9 | 16th | Won [10] |
1997 | President | — | Disqualified [11] | ||
1999 | City Council of Tehran | Disqualified [11] | |||
2001 | President | Disqualified [12] | |||
2005 | President | Disqualified [11] | |||
2009 | President | Disqualified [13] | |||
2017 | President | Disqualified [13] |
Azam Taleghani | |
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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, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 30 October 2019 Tehran, Iran | (aged 75–76)
Political party | Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution [1] |
Other political affiliations | Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran |
Spouse | Morteza Eghtesad (died 2017) |
Children | Akram, Abbas, Sadegh, Kazem |
Relatives | Mahmoud Taleghani (father) |
Profession | politician, journalist |
Azam Taleghani ( Persian: اعظم طالقانی; 1943 – 30 October 2019) was an Iranian politician and journalist who was the head of the Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran, [2] editor of Payam-e-Hajar weekly, and a member of the Iranian parliament. [3]
Born in Iran, Taleghani was the daughter of Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. She served time in prison during the Pahlavi regime. [4] After the Iranian Revolution she was a member of the Iranian parliament, founded "Jame'e Zanan Mosalman" (Society of Muslim women), and published Payam e Hajar Weekly, an Islamic journal about women and women's rights. [3] In 2003 she protested against the death of Zahra Kazemi. [2] [5] Both in 2001 and 2009, Taleghani submitted her candidacy for Iran's presidential elections, but, like all women's candidacies, her candidacy was rejected by Iran's Guardian Council . [6] [7]
Her political ideals espoused a "progressive brand of revolutionary Islamism." [8]
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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1979 | Assembly of Experts | 132,430 | 5.24 | 17th | Lost [9] |
1980 | Parliament | 1,108,653 | 51.9 | 16th | Won [10] |
1997 | President | — | Disqualified [11] | ||
1999 | City Council of Tehran | Disqualified [11] | |||
2001 | President | Disqualified [12] | |||
2005 | President | Disqualified [11] | |||
2009 | President | Disqualified [13] | |||
2017 | President | Disqualified [13] |