Elham Fakhari (born 1975 in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

) is a psychologist, Politician, writer, painter, poet, member of the Central Council of the National Trust Party, and a former member of the City Council of Tehran, Ray, and Tajrish.

Activities

Elham Fakhari is a

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

and university lecturer with a PhD in

educational psychology Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, behavioral perspectives, allows researc ...

from Al-Zahra University, a reformist politician, and a member of the Central Council (National Committee) of the National Trust Party elected representative of the people of Tehran with 1,112,126 votes In the fifth term of the Tehran City Council, she is the former vice-chairwoman of the Cultural and Social Commission and the former chairwoman of the Art Committee, the Social Committee and the Child-Friendly City Committee of the Tehran City Council. On November 22, 2016, at the Tehran Province Council meeting, Elham Fakhari was elected as the head of the Tehran Province Council. She is the first woman head of the council in the history of Tehran city and province councils. Also, She was SpokeWoman, a member of the board of directors and former public relations officer of the Supreme Policy Council of Reformists, a former member of the Council of

Shemiranat County Shemiranat County () is in Tehran province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwes ...

, periodic head of the Coordination Council of the Reformists Front of Iran. she is a

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

, and

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. Her last exhibition was the "Steps of Liberation" painting, which was held in Tehran in 2022 and his specialized books and poems have also been published.

Judicial Summons

Elham Fakhari was summoned to the

Islamic Revolutionary Court Islamic Revolutionary Court (), also known as the Revolutionary Tribunal (''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) is a special system of courts in the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to try ...

to the complaint of the former CEO of

Hamshahri ''Hamshahri'' (; ) is a major Iranian national Persian-language newspaper in Tehran (whose municipal government owns the newspaper). History and profile ''Hamshahri'' is published by the municipality of Tehran, and founded by Gholamhossein ...

newspaper and also because of the tweet he published about

Saeed Toosi Saeed Toosi () is a prominent Iranian Qur'an reciter and teacher. He is winner of the several first prizes in both local and international competitions, notably the 1998 International Quran Recital Competition. Toosi has been referred to as Al ...

. Elham Fakhari, who wanted to start an Inspection and investigation progress investigate the

newspaper and the financial corruption inside it, faced a complaint from Mehdi Zakari, the former CEO of the

Institute. After the acquittal of

, a Quran reciter close to the Office of the leader, in the case of sexual abuse of teenagers, she criticized this sentence by publishing a message on Twitter and considered it to contain a bad message for society. This tweet of her was also one of the reasons for summoning her to the

. Finally, by appearing in court and presenting documents, Fakhari was acquitted.

Expulsion from the university

Elham Fakhari, who was teaching Bachelor and Master courses at the Faculty of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

and

Educational Sciences Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also fol ...

of Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU), after more than 5 years of teaching and despite going through the process of being recruited into the faculty of this

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

, With the opposition of the Ministry of Science and the security and governance institutions in Iran, her teaching contract was not renewed and she was expelled from the university

Positions

- Director in charge of "Avaay Maani" Publishing - Director in charge of "Maani" Counseling and Psychology Clinic - Member of the "Contemporary Visual Arts Development Institute" - Member of the Central Council of the National Trust Party - Member and former vice-chairman of the Cultural and Social Commission of Tehran City Council - Former head of "art" committee, "social" committee, and "child-friendly city" committee of Tehran City Council - Former Chairwoman of the Tehran Province Council - Former member of Iran's Reform Front - Alternate member of Isfahan City Council - second period - Spokesman and former public relations officer of the Supreme Policy Council of Reformists - Former member of the Supreme Policy Council of Reformists - The first woman Head of the council in

Tehran province Tehran province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran. Tehran province covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. It was made a part of the First Region with its secretar ...

- Former member of

Council - Periodic head of the coordination council of the reform front of Iran - Former member of the Education Council of the

- Member of think room of innovators and entrepreneurs

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is a non-profit non-governmental institution, established to facilitate economic growth and development in the country. ICCIMA is a forum in the field of industries, mines an ...

- Top entrepreneur of Isfahan province (2006) - Top researcher of Al-Zahra University (2013) - Former lecturer of

Allameh Tabatabai Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (; 16 March 1903 – 15 November 1981) was an Iranian scholar, theorist, philosopher and one of the most prominent thinkers of modern Shia Islam. He is perhaps best known for his ''Tafsir al-Mizan'', a twenty-seven-volu ...

Al-Zahra Al-Zahra () is a Palestinian municipality in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza and north of the Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip. The University of Palestine and Ummah Open University are located there. In 2017, it had a population of 5, ...

and Azad Islamic universities - Former member of the Central Council of " Islamic Iran Freedom and Justice Organization"

Books

- The psychology book Learning Together in class - Sales Publications - The poetry book "Smell of Calendula" from Elham Fakhari's poetry collection - Nasira Publications - The poetry book "echo of Words" from Elham Fakhari's poetry collection - Nasira Publications

Election records

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fakhari, Elham 1975 births Living people Members of the Reformists' Supreme Council for Policymaking Union of Islamic Iran People Party politicians Tehran Councillors 2017– Al-Zahra University alumni Reformist political groups in Iran