Fatemeh Rahbar ( fa, فاطمه رهبر, Fâtemeh Rahbar; – 7 March 2020) was an

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politician who served three terms as a member of the Iranian Parliament representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr. Rahbar was elected to serve in the Parliament for a fourth time, but died before the start of her term.

Life

Rahbar earned a master's degree in visual communication, and a Ph.D. degree in strategic management. She worked as a production manager for the Internet Network and Secretary of the Supreme Council on Internet Policy. Rahbar was a

politician and a member of the

Islamic Coalition Party The Islamic Coalition Party) from 1963 to 1979 and "Islamic Coalition Society" ( fa, جمعیت مؤتلفه اسلامی, jamʿiyat-e moʾtalefe-ye eslâmi) from 1979 to 2004. (ICP; fa, حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye esl ...

. She served three terms between 2004 and 2016 as a member of the Iranian Parliament, representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr. As a

member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

, Rahbar served as vice president of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, chair of the Women's Fraction, and chair of the Media and Art Committee. Rahbar served as deputy head of the

Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (Persian: کمیته‌ی امداد امام خمینی) is an Iranian charitable organization, founded in March 1979 to provide support for poor families. The aim is to help such families regain financial stabi ...

. She was elected to serve in the Parliament for the fourth time, but died before the start of her fourth term. Rahbar went into a coma on 5 March 2020, after contracting

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during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. She died on 7 March 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.Newly-Elected Female Politician Dies of Coronavirus in Iran
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahbar, Fatemeh 1960s births 2020 deaths Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Islamic Coalition Party politicians Zeynab Society politicians Members of the Women's fraction of Islamic Consultative Assembly Politicians from Tehran Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians 21st-century Iranian women politicians 21st-century Iranian politicians Iranian elected officials who did not take office Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Elected officials who died without taking their seats