Masoumeh Abad (; born 5 September 1962) is an Iranian author, university professor, and

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politician. She was a member of the fourth

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and its Director of Health Division. Abad is also the author of the book '' I'm Alive''. She was former Iranian Ambassador to Finland from 2023 to 2024.

Captivity

During the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...

, Abad played a significant role in the construction and management of hospitals and other medical clinics for the

Iranian Red Crescent Society The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), officially the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran () is a non-governmental humanitarian organization in Iran. Founded as the Red Lion and Sun Society in 1922, it became affiliated with t ...

(IRCS). Thirty-three days after the start of the war, when she was 17 years, old Masoumeh Abad, Fatemeh Nahidi, Maryam Bahrami and Halimeh Azmoudehwere captured by the Iraqi military forces on

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's high way (15 October 1980). They were on Red Crescent mission. At first, Abad, Nahidi, Bahrami and Azmoudeh were sent to Tanoumeh border camp and then they were sent to Estekhbarat (secret agency of

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) and Al-Rashid prisons. Again after sometime, Abad and her companions were moved to

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and

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camps. Three years and six months later, on 21 April 1983, Abad was released. '' I'm Alive'' is a memoir by Masoumeh Abad detailing her experiences during the Iran–Iraq War. The book is Abad's captivity memoir in prison. This book has received an award in the 16th ''Ketab-e-Sale-Defa-Moghadas'' of the year award in

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. This book discusses some of the roles of Iranian women who participated in the war.

Education

Abad holds a BSc degree in midwifery from

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in 1989, a MSc in Hygiene from

in 1996 and PhD in Hygiene from

Shahid Beheshti University Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (), is a Public university, public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph. ...

in 2011.

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Ayatollah Khamenei about the book “I’m Alive”
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Captivity

Education

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