Ashraf Rabiei (; 1952 – February 8, 1982) was an Iranian

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and member of the People's Mojahedin of Iran (MEK). While studying physics at Aryamehr University in the early 1970s, she joined the MEK. Later, she came to be regarded as the "symbol of revolutionary womanhood". In 1975, she married Ali-Akbar Nabavi-Nuri, a fellow MEK member. Nabavi-Nuri was killed in action in 1976. She married

Massoud Rajavi Massoud Rajavi (, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003) is an Iranian politician and revolutionary who became the leader of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in 1979. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France ...

, leader of the MEK in summer 1980. In 1980, she received 319,087 votes in Iran's 1980 parliamentary election. Despite official results showing them with up to 20 percent of the vote, the MEK was not able to secure seats in the provinces. In several regions, they came close to winning, prompting local authorities to abruptly shut down polling stations at the last moment. On 8 February 1982, the

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raided the

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of Rabiei in northern Tehran and after a three-hour firefight, she was killed along with other MEK members including

Mousa Khiabani Mousa Nasiroghli (Khiabani) (; 1947 – 8 February 1982) was an Iranian dissident political leader and senior member of the People's Mojahedin of Iran (MEK) and the commander of its armed wing from 1979 to 1982, when he was killed in action. Khi ...

and his wife Azar Rezaei, among others. Her son Mostafa survived and was later exiled to Paris. The MEK named its

Camp Ashraf Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City is a camp in Iraq's Diyala Governorate, having the character of a small city with all basic infrastructure, and the former headquarters of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The population used to be around 3,40 ...

, established in Iraq in 1986 during the

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, after her.

Electoral history

References

1952 births 1982 deaths People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran members {{iran-bio-stub People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Iran