Parvaneh Salahshouri

Parvaneh Salahshouri (Persian: پروانه سلحشوری) is an Iranian sociologist[3] and reformist politician who is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.

Parvaneh Salahshouri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016  26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,198,760 (36.91%)
Personal details
Born
Parvaneh Salahshouri

c. 1964 (age 5657)
Masjed Soleiman, Iran
Political partyAssembly of Graduates of Islamic Iran[1]
Spouse(s)Barat Ghobadian[2]
Children3
ProfessionUniversity professor

She currently heads the Women's fraction.[4]

Career

Electoral history

YearElectionVotes%RankNotes
2016Parliament1,198,76036.9112th Won[5]

Views

After the elections, a video interview surfaced in English in which she stated that hijab should be a "matter of choice for women", referring to mandatory hijab laws.[6] She later corrected her markings, saying "women might prefer to wear the black chador while others would prefer a headscarf and long coat".[7]

In one her speeches in parliament she criticized the "objectionable governance of the country and grim despotism and the ever-increasing powers of parallel, unelected centers of power."

After the Iranian protests over petrol price increases in November 2019, Salahshouri was one the few Iranian politicians to speak out against the heavy crackdown on the protesters. She disclosed that several children among the protesters had been shot dead by the security forces.[8] On the floor of the Majlis she denounced the military's influence on the government's decisions, and asked rhetorically, "How can I, as a representative of the people, watch the murder of my country's young?"[9] She was "accosted and harassed for days" after remarks according to journalist Dexter Filkins.[9]

On 9 December 2019, Salahshouri announced she would not be running for re-election for parliament/majlis in protest against the Islamic Republic's response to the protests.[10]

References

Assembly seats
Preceded by
Fatemeh Rahbar
President of Women's fraction
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Farideh Oladghobad


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