Parvaneh Salahshouri

Iranian sociologist and politician

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Parvaneh Salahshouri


Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	1,198,760 (36.91%)

Personal details
Born	Parvaneh Salahshouri c. 1964 (age 59–60) Masjed Soleiman, Iran
Political party	Assembly of Graduates of Islamic Iran^[1]
Spouse	Barat Ghobadian^[2]
Children	3
Profession	University professor

Parvaneh Salahshouri (Persian: پروانه سلحشوری) is an Iranian sociologist^[3] and reformist politician who is a former member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district between the years of 2016 to 2020.

She was the head of Women's fraction from 2016 to 2018.^[4]

Career

Electoral history

Year	Election	Votes	%	Rank	Notes
2016	Parliament	1,198,760	36.91	12th	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 of 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

^ "لیست انتخاباتی اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ گزارش-بومرنگ-نفرت-چرا-یک-شایعه-غیراخلاقی-درباره-پروانه-سلحشوری-گسترش-یافت
^ "اين ٣٠ نفر". Shargh (in Persian). No. 2523. 17 February 2016. p. 1.
^ "Women Lawmakers Moving Ahead", Financial Tribune, 4 January 2017, retrieved 25 May 2017
^ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
^ Leila Alikarami (4 March 2016), "With more Women than Clerics, will Iran's new Parliament improve Women's Rights?", juancole.com, retrieved 27 April 2016
^ Arash Karami (2 March 2016), "After elections, Iran's parliament split three ways", Al-Monitor, retrieved 27 April 2016
^ "Outspoken Lawmaker Summoned By Iran Court For 'Propaganda Against Regime'". RFE/RL. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Filkins, Dexter (18 May 2020). "TheTwilight of the Iranian Revolution". New Yorker. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ "Iran Lawmaker Says She Will Not Run Again as Protest to Brutal Suppression".