Masoumeh Ramhormozi

Masoumeh Ramhormozi (Persian: معصومه رامهرمزی‎; born 1965) is an Iranian author, scholar, social worker and humanitarian.[1] She is celebrated for saving the lives of Iranian soldiers in Iran-Iraq war.[2]

Masoumeh Ramhormozi
Born1965
Abadan , Iran
NationalityIran

Education

Ramhormozi went to University of Shahid Chamran and earned a B.A. in 1989. She earned her M.A. at the Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch.[3]

Early life

She was born in 1965 and raised in Abadan among his 7 brothers and sisters (She was born sixth). When she was eight years old, her father died.

When she was fourteen years old, Iran-Iraq war occurs. In October 1980, her brother, Ishmael, killed during Iran-Iraq war. Ramhormozi and friends ran a rescue network during Iran-Iraq war that helped refugees to escape attacks of Ba'ath Party. Ramhormorzi wrote her memoirs of Iran-Iraq war.[4] Her role as a nurse to wounded civilian and soldiers.

Eternal Fragrance is Ramhormorzi's memoir about the war Iraq imposed on Iran; it was ranked the second book in the 9th Sacred Defense Book of the year awards. This book discusses some of the roles of Iranian women who participated in the Iran-Iraq war.[5]

According to critics, Eternal Fragrance is the most effective memoir of the Iran–Iraq war. It is one of the first published works about the Iranian women's roles during this period, which paved the way for the publication of similar works. The original book was translated into English by Farahnaz Omidvar.[6]

On 1 April 1981, she met Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini appreciated her because of her efforts in Iran-Iraq war.[7]

Personal life

In 1984, she married A. Noroozi. She resides in Tehran.

See also
  • List of female adventurers

Footnotes
  1. "در حوزه ادبیات کتاب مقدس نیازمند نگاه عالمانه و پژوهشگرانه هستیم". defapress.ir. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. "Masoumeh Ramhormozi". bookroom.ir. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. "یکشنبه آخر کتابی برای خواندن". mashreghnews.ir. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. Eternal Fragrance, 11
  5. Staff writers. "Seyyedeh Zahra Hosseini's "Da" Has Reached To Its 100th Edition". raihaneh news. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  6. Staff writers (10 Oct 2014). "Female rescuer's diaries of war unveiled at Frankfurt Fair". Iran Book News Agency.
  7. Eternal Fragrance, 55
  • Female rescuer’s diaries of war unveiled at Frankfurt Fair
  • at ensani.ir
  • 70 books on “Iranian Sacred Defense” heading to Frankfurt Fair
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