Elham Aminzadeh ( fa, الهام امین‌زاده; born 1964) is an

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academic, lawmaker and the former assistant to President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

in citizenship rights. She was formerly

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in legal affairs.

Early life and education

Aminzadeh was born in 1964. She holds a PhD in law from

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in 1997. The title of her PhD thesis is "the United Nations and international peace and security: a legal and practical analysis".

Career

Aminzadeh worked as assistant professor of law at the University of Tehran and her speciality is in the fields of international public law, energy law and human rights. She also taught at the School of International Relations,

Allameh Tabatabaei University Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; �ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː fa, دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی, ''Danushgah-e 'lâmh-e Tâbatâbai'') is one of the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and ...

and

Imam Sadegh University The Imam Sadiq University is an Islamic private university in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1982, the goal of the university is to bridge the gap between Islamic researches and modern studies, especially humanities. Imam Sadiq was established on ...

. She served at the seventh term of the Majlis as a lawmaker from 2004 to 2008. She was the deputy head of the Majlis's national security and foreign policy committee. She was appointed vice president for legal affairs by Hassan Rouhani, Iranian President, on 11 August 2013 after Hassan Rouhani promised to support the participation of women in the Iranian society.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aminzadeh, Elham 21st-century Iranian women politicians 21st-century Iranian politicians 1964 births Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Alumni of the University of Glasgow Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Female vice presidents of Iran Allameh Tabataba'i University faculty Living people Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the Women's fraction of Islamic Consultative Assembly Presidential aides of Iran University of Tehran faculty Vice Presidents of Iran for Legal Affairs Women vice presidents Imam Sadiq University faculty