Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1959(1959-02-11)
Age	65
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	Iran
Birth City	Tehran Province
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi Biography

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 11, 1959 in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi was born Tehran on February 11, 1959. Her father was Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi. He was the head of the Red Crescent Society of Iran.

Vahid-Dastjerdi, in 1993, co-founded in 1993, she and her husband founded the Islamic Association of Physicians, the political party. The party was elected in 1993 as a member of the Fourth Majlis (1992-1996) representing Tehran and then elected again in 1996. She was appointed chairperson for the Majlis Committee on Women, Family and Youth in August 1997.

In April 1998, Vahid-Dastjerdi helped draft a proposal for sexual segregation in hospitals and medical institutions to comply with Sharia. This plan envisaged female hospitals for women staffed exclusively by women, on a model sharing some features of London’s Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, which led to the founding of the London School of Medicine for Women. The plan was eventually rejected on grounds of cost, after heavy criticism from doctors and health professionals. A similar plan to separate Iranian hospitals by gender, based on Vahid-Dastjerdi’s original proposal, was enacted in 2006. The president of the Council of Iranian Medical Specialists described the plan as “not even realistic” because of the “shortage of female specialists in many cities”.

In May 1999, she addressed a rally in Tehran to protest the ban on wearing the headscarf in the Turkish parliament. She condemned the ban as an affront to Muslims and a crime against human rights.

Vahid-Dastjerdi is the first female minister in Iran following the 1979 Revolution. The third woman minister in government within Iranian history, following Farrokhroo Parsa as well as Mahnaz Afkhami.

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi Net Worth

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi is one of the richest Politician from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi (Persian: mrDyh , wHyd, dstj born 11 February , 1959) is an Iranian university professor and former parliamentarian who served as Iran’s minister of medical and health education. She was a member of president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s inner circle.

She enrolled at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1976 to pursue a degree in medicine she was licensed in nursing as well as obsetrics. She received her doctorate degree in 1988.

Vahid-Dastjerdi was a faculty member at Tehran University for 13 years, and director of the Nursing and Obstetrics Department for six years. She was a founder member of Iran’s Specialized Scientific Association of Reproduction and Sterility, and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (1993–2000). From 2004 to 2009 she headed Arash Hospital.

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Facts & Trivia

Marzieh Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi

1. Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was the first female minister in Iran.
2. She served as Minister of Health from 2009 to 2013.
3. Vahid-Dastjerdi is a physician and professor of medicine.
4. She has been an advocate for women’s health issues in Iran.
5. Vahid-Dastjerdi was dismissed from her position by President Ahmadinejad.
6. She criticized the government’s handling of healthcare during her tenure.
7. Vahid-Dastjerdi has faced criticism and harassment from conservative factions in Iran.
8. She has called for greater transparency and accountability in Iranian politics.
9. Vahid-Dastjerdi is a member of the reformist political party, Islamic Iran Participation Front.
10. She continues to be active in Iranian politics and social issues today.