Nimâ Machouf

Born in France, Nimâ Machouf lived in Montreal, Canada, as a child until her parents completed their studies there. In 1973, the family moved to live in Iran. There, Machouf became an activist against government practices and fought in left-wing student movements.{{Cite web |title=Toutes les femmes à risque de se faire violenter ou tuer en Iran, déplore Nimâ Machouf |url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2022/09/22/toutes-les-femmes-a-risque-de-se-faire-violenter-ou-tuer-en-iran-deplore-nima-machouf |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=TVA Nouvelles|date=September 22, 2022 }} In 1982, following Iranian political repression, she returned to Montreal at age 18.{{Cite web |title=Nimâ Machouf - IRAN.CA |url=https://www.iran.ca/en/organizers/quebec/montreal/candidate/nima-machouf/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.iran.ca |language=en-US}}

Machouf completed her bachelor's, master's and doctorate at the University of Montreal before pursuing post-doctorate studies in clinical epidemiology at McGill University.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Nimâ Machouf {{!}} Clinical Care and Management (CCM) |url=https://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/our-investigators/dr-nima-machouf/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network |language=en-US}} She teaches at the University of Montreal school of public health.{{Cite web |title=Professeur |url=https://espum.umontreal.ca/lespum/departement-de-medecine-sociale-et-preventive/lequipe-du-departement/personnel-enseignant/professeur/in/in14475/sg/Mich%C3%A8le%20Rivard/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=École de santé publique - Université de Montréal |language=fr}}

As a university student in Quebec, Machouf became involved in feminist and political movements and participated in the Marche du Pain et des Roses (Walk of Bread and Roses). Through her activism in student associations promoting international solidarity, she contributed to the creation of the Union of Progressive Forces in 2002.

She has also maintained involvement in Montreal's Iranian community. Machouf sat for 8 years on the board of directors of Médecins du Monde. She also ran successfully in the municipal elections under the Projet Montréal banner in 2009.

Machouf has also participated in missions in many countries in Africa and Central America. Among other things, she joined the international observation mission for the Mexican elections held in the summer of 2018.

As a politician, Machouf has represented the New Democratic Party and makes climate change a central theme in her campaigns.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-13 |title=NDP welcomes new candidate in Quebec who is 'not that much' of a sovereigntist |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/03/13/ndp-welcomes-new-candidate-in-quebec-who-is-not-that-much-of-a-sovereigntist.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Devoir |first=Le |date=2019-04-08 |title=Nima Machouf, candidate pour le NPD |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/551690/nima-machouf-candidate-pour-le-npd |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}

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• 2005 Montreal municipal election
• 2009 Montreal municipal election
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Machouf encouraged young people to get the vaccine saying "while younger adults are less likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19, it’s important that they get vaccinated in order to prevent the transmission of the virus, especially because they tend to have a lot of contacts."{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=From hotdogs to hockey, Quebec hopes to entice 18-to-39 age group to get vaccinated |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/06/18/from-hotdogs-to-hockey-quebec-hopes-to-entice-18-to-39-age-group-to-get-vaccinated.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}

Nimâ Machouf married Canadian politician and infectious disease physician Amir Khadir in 1988. They have three daughters.

• Machouf, Nima, Réjean Thomas, Vinh-Kim Nguyen, B. Trottier, M. R. Boulassel, M. A. Wainberg, and J. P. Routy. "Effects of drug resistance on viral load in patients failing antiretroviral therapy." Journal of medical virology 78, no. 5 (2006): 608-613.
• Aboubacrine, S. Ag, Pascal Niamba, Catherine Boileau, Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui, Nima Machouf, Vinh-Kim Nguyen, and Sélim Rashed. "Inadequate adherence to antiretroviral treatment and prevention in hospital and community sites in Burkina Faso and Mali: a study by the ATARAO group." International journal of STD & AIDS 18, no. 11 (2007): 741-747.
• Talbot, Annie, Nima Machouf, Réjean Thomas, Suzanne Marcotte, Rachel Therrien, Bernard Lessard, Serge Dufresne, and Richard Lalonde. "Switch from enfuvirtide to raltegravir in patients with undetectable viral load: efficacy and safety at 24 weeks in a Montreal cohort." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 51, no. 3 (2009): 362-364.

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|Laurier—Sainte-Marie|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Steven Guilbeault|16,961|37.96|-3.8|}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Nimâ Machouf|14,680|32.86|+7.67|}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Marie-Ève-Lyne Michel|9,114|20.40|-2.42|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Ronan Reich|1,500|3.36|+0.55|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Jean-Michel Lavarenne|992|2.22|-3.82|}}

{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Daniel Tanguay|758|1.70|+1.10|}}

{{CANelec|CA|FPC|Julie Morin|233|0.52||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Animal Protection|Kimberly Lamontagne|199|0.42||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Adrien Welsh|95|0.21|+0.08|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Cyril Julien|74|0.17||}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Serge Lachapelle|70|0.16|-0.02|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|44,676||}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|551||}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|45,227|56.81|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Registered voters|79,607||}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Elections Canada{{Cite web|title=Confirmed candidates — Laurier—Sainte-Marie|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=24039&EV=53&EV_TYPE=1&PROV=QC&PROVID=24&QID=-1&PAGEID=17|access-date=20 September 2021|website=Elections Canada| date=January 2, 2013 }}}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2019|Laurier—Sainte-Marie|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Steven Guilbeault|22,306|41.77|+18.11|$84,747.37}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Nimâ Machouf|13,453|25.19|-13.08|}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Michel Duchesne|12,188|22.82|-5.89|$25,536.85}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Jamil Azzaoui|3,225|6.04|+2.56|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Lise des Greniers|1,504|2.82|-1.28|}}

{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Christine Bui|320|0.6|–|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros|Archie Morals|208|0.39|–|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Serge Lachapelle|98|0.18|-0.01|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Adrien Welsh|67|0.13|-0.06|$867.96}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Dimitri Mourkes|42|0.08|–|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|53,409|100.0 || }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|551||}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|53,960|65.4|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|82,524}}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|NDP|+15.60}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web |title=List of confirmed candidates |url=https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/lst&document=index&lang=e |website=Elections Canada | date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 3, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Election Night Results |url=https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=November 11, 2019}}}}

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