Nezhat Nafisi | |
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Member of the National Consultative Assembly | |
In office 1963–1967 | |
Constituency | Kerman |
Personal details | |
Born | 1920 |
Died | 2 January 2003 (aged 82–83) |
Nezhat Nafisi ( Persian: نزهت نفیسی, 1920 – 2 January 2003) was an Iranian politician. In 1963 she was one of the first group of women elected to the National Consultative Assembly.
Born in 1920, [1] Nafisi grew up wanting to be a medical doctor, but was not allowed to complete her education. [2] After her first husband died, [2] she married Ahmad Nafisi, who served as mayor of Tehran from 1961 to 1963. Their daughter Azar became a writer. [3]
Women were granted the right to vote in 1963, and in the parliamentary elections that year, Nafisi was one of six women elected to the National Consultative Assembly. [4] [5]
She died on 2 January 2003. [1]
Nezhat Nafisi | |
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Member of the National Consultative Assembly | |
In office 1963–1967 | |
Constituency | Kerman |
Personal details | |
Born | 1920 |
Died | 2 January 2003 (aged 82–83) |
Nezhat Nafisi ( Persian: نزهت نفیسی, 1920 – 2 January 2003) was an Iranian politician. In 1963 she was one of the first group of women elected to the National Consultative Assembly.
Born in 1920, [1] Nafisi grew up wanting to be a medical doctor, but was not allowed to complete her education. [2] After her first husband died, [2] she married Ahmad Nafisi, who served as mayor of Tehran from 1961 to 1963. Their daughter Azar became a writer. [3]
Women were granted the right to vote in 1963, and in the parliamentary elections that year, Nafisi was one of six women elected to the National Consultative Assembly. [4] [5]
She died on 2 January 2003. [1]