Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi (born 28 February 1970) is an Iranian economist and politician. She is President Pezeshkian's advisor for economical cooperations affairs since December 2024.

Biography

Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi, born in

Tehran, Iran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, has a

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(Ph.D.) in economics, with a major in Labour Management, from

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...

in Qods, Tehran province, Iran. She lectures at

Allameh Tabataba'i University Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; �ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː, ''Dânešgâh-e allâme Tabâtabâyi'') is the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and social sciences in Iran. With 15,624 students and 4 ...

, Islamic Azad University and

University of Applied Science and Technology The University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST) () is a public university in Iran administrated by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. It was established in 1992 and has 1500 education centers in various provinces of Iran. ...

, 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 (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

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

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(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, , Foolad Mobarakeh) is a private 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 MENA (Middle East & Northern Af ...

(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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References

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