Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi
| Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi | |
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| Minister of Health and Medical Education | |
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In office 9 August 2009 – 31 March 2013 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Kamran Bagheri Lankarani |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Tarighat Monfared |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 1992 – 28 May 2000 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 1,025,629 (36.20%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 February 1959 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party |
Islamic Association of Physicians of Iran Zeynab Society |
| Other political affiliations |
Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces |
| Spouse(s) | Omid Nokhostin |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
Seifollah Vahid-Dastjerdi (father) Elaheh Vahid-Dastjerdi (sister) Hamid Vahid-Dastjerdi (brother) Ahmad Vahid-Dastjerdi (brother) Mohammad Esfahani (cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
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Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi (Persian: مرضیه وحید دستجردی, born 11 February 1959) is an Iranian university professor and former parliamentarian, who was Iran's minister of health and medical education. She was part of the President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's inner circle.
Vahid-Dastjerdi was the first female government minister in Iran since the Islamic Revolution. She is the third female government minister in Iranian history, after Farrokhroo Parsa and Mahnaz Afkhami.
Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi was born in Tehran on 11 February 1959. She is the daughter of Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi, who was head of the Red Crescent Society of Iran.
She entered Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1976 to study medicine, and qualified in nursing and obstetrics, obtaining a doctoral degree in 1988.
Vahid-Dastjerdi was a faculty member at Tehran University for 13 years, and director of the Nursing and Obstetrics Department for six years. She was a founder member of Iran's Specialized Scientific Association of Reproduction and Sterility, and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (1993–2000). From 2004 to 2009 she headed Arash Hospital.
Vahid-Dastjerdi worked on the organizing committees for prominent conferences on subjects related to medicine. Examples include a Workshop on “Higher Education & Development in Knowledge Based Society: Towards Enhancing Quality and Relevance in Medical and Professional Education” and the 2nd International Congress of Medical Ethics in Iran which took place in Tehran during April 2008.
She is a member of the editorial board of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences's Journal of Family and Reproductive Health.
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