Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi (born 30 March 1969) is a lecturer and Iranian politician.

Biography

Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi, born in

Tehran, Iran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

, has a

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(Ph.D.) in economics, with a major in Labour Management, from Islamic Azad University in Qods, Tehran province, Iran. She lectures at Allameh Tabataba'i University, Islamic Azad University and

University of Applied Science and Technology The University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST) ( fa, دانشگاه جامع علمی - کاربردی Dāneshgah-e Jām'e Elmi Kārbordi) is a public university in Iran administrated by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. ...

, Tehran, Iran. Aside from academics, she featured in politics as Shabester constituency representative in the Islamic consultative assembly. This position took effect during the June 2016

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ary elections where she was elected as a member of the tenth Islamic parliament under the

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of reformist universal alliance party, with 24,952 out of a total 40,472 valid votes. The post was halted after she was declared ineligible to participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections for religious reasons. She was also a member of

Iranian parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

's economy commission. These political positions availed her of the opportunity to be one of the attendees of the 15th parliamentary union of the

Organization of Islamic Cooperation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

(OIC) member states (PUIC) held in Burkina Faso on 28 January 2020, where sharing experiences in law formulation with other Muslim lawmakers was the subject of discussion. As a member of the tenth Islamic parliament, she advocated for

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of the automobile industry, to ensure industry protection, enhancement and promotion. This strong support for the automobile industry was eminent in her remarks during her site visit to Crouse auto part manufacturing company, Iran. She also banged the drum for easy access to bank loans, financial resources and modern technologies in industries. This was declared, alongside a host of commission members at the

Mobarakeh Steel Company Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC, fa, فولاد مبارکه, Foolad Mobarakeh) is an state owned Iranian steel company, located 65 km south west of Esfahan, near the city of Mobarakeh, Esfahan Province, Iran. It is the largest steel maker of ...

(MSC), prior to its anniversary. Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi's advocacies were obvious efforts of the parliament, during her tenure, to work with the Iranian government to improve the country's economic situation. In February 2020, after the 2019

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epidemic spread to Iran, she was reportedly infected with

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, also known as

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