Nasrin Soltankhah
{{Short description|Iranian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nasrin Soltankhah
| image = Nasrin Soltankhah 2015.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Soltankhah in 2015
| office = Vice President of Iran
Head of National Elites Foundation
| term_start = 21 September 2009
| term_end = 5 October 2013
| president = Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
| predecessor = Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh
| successor = Sorena Sattari
| office2 = Head of Center for Women and Family Affairs
| term_start2 = 25 September 2005
| term_end2 = 21 February 2006
| predecessor2 = Zahra Shojaei
| successor2 = Zohreh Tabibzadeh-Nouri
| president2 = Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
| office3 = Member of City Council of Tehran
| term_start3 = 29 April 2003
| term_end3 = 29 April 2007
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|10|df=y}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| awards = 30px Order of Merit and Management (2nd class){{cite news|url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/06/02/122731/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84|work=Tasnim News Agency|script-title=fa:نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چهکسانی رسید؟ |language=fa|date=24 August 2013|access-date=15 April 2016}}
| party = Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude
| otherparty = Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
| native_name_lang = fa
| native_name = {{nobold|نسرین سلطانخواه}}
}}
{{Contains special characters|Perso-Arabic}}
Nasrin Soltankhah ({{langx|fa|نسرین سلطانخواه}}) is an Iranian politician who was a Vice President under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2009 to 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.irandailybrief.com/tag/nasrin-soltankhah/|title=Nasrin Soltankhah « Iran Daily Brief|work=irandailybrief.com}}
Education
Soltankhan received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1976), a Master of Science in Mathematics (1978), and a PhD in Mathematics (1994) from Sharif University of Technology.[http://www.alzahra.ac.ir/asatid/soltankhah.htm "Alzahra University, Professor Profile"]
Career
=Cabinet position=
Soltankhan was appointed to the Iranian Cabinet on September 25, 2005 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She was also president of Iran's National Elites Foundation.
=Center for Women and Family Affairs=
Soltankhan's portfolio includes both the position as head of the Center for Women and Family Affairs (formerly called the Center for Women's Participation, or CWP) and also the position of advisor to the President on issues pertaining to women.
Soltankhan has mentioned three main points for women-related policies which the center will be focusing on. These are, “upholding human dignity of women regardless of their gender,“ “capitalizing on women’s potentials in managerial and decision-making arenas,“ and “emphasizing on women’s key role in families.“ Soltankhah has also stated that the center is engaged in directing women’s capabilities into different social and cultural fields as well as generating jobs for them.
=Political affiliation=
Soltankhan is a member of the political organization called the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.
=City Council of Tehran=
Apart from her work in the executive branch of the Iranian government, Nasrin Soltankhan was also on the City Council of Tehran having won a seat in 2003. The term of service for her council seat ended in 2007.
See also
References
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External links
- http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2391/html/panorama.htm
- http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2419/html/panorama.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031333/http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_9956.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031333/http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_9956.shtml
- [http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20051102064845/http://www.escwa.org.lb/ecw/editors/pubs/ECW2ndReview.pdf]
- http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=39497
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{{s-ttl|title=Head of National Elites Foundation|years=2009–2013}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Head of Center for Women and Family Affairs|years=2005–2006}}
{{s-aft|after=Zohreh Tabibzadeh-Nouri}}
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{{Ahmadinejad cabinet}}
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Category:Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians
Category:Politicians from Tehran
Category:Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude politicians
Category:Tehran Councillors 2003–2007
Category:Presidential advisers of Iran
Category:Women vice presidents of Iran