Farideh Hashemi (; born 1939) is an Iranian politician who served in the

Iranian Parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

from 1975 until 1979. A member of the

Rastakhiz Party The Party of Resurrection of the Iranian Nation (), or simply the Rastakhiz Party (), was Iran's sole legal political party from 2 March 1975 until 1 November 1978, founded by Mohammad Reza Shah. History Founded under the government of Pr ...

, she represented the city of Sarab.

Biography

Farideh Hashemi was born in 1939 in Iran. Her father was named Abu Talib. She was employed by the Ministry of Culture and Arts as a middle school principal in the city of Sarab in

East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...

. Hashemi ran for the

in the 1975 Iranian general election as a member of the

, the sole legal party. She was elected in the Sarab constituency, receiving 9,996 votes. Hashemi served in parliament until the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

in 1979. Following the revolution, her property was seized by the new government.

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1939 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Sarab, East Azerbaijan 20th-century Iranian educators Iranian women educators Members of the 24th Iranian Majlis 20th-century Iranian women politicians Rastakhiz Party politicians {{Iran-politician-stub