Fatemeh Jazini (; born ) is a conservative (
principlist) female member of the Iranian Parliament (
Islamic Consultative Assembly
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 ...
) representing
Karaj
Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earl ...
, near Tehran. She is Rapporteur of the Majlis Women Faction.
[http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2742/html/panorama.htm#s197799 Civil Code Under Amendment] In 2009, Ajorlou was
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian Iranian principlists, principlist and Iranian nationalism, nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a mem ...
's candidate for Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, but was voted down by
Majlis of Iran
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 ...
on September 3, 2009, with 76 favoring, 181 opposing, and 29 abstaining votes.
Education
Ajorlou is a PhD student of psychology.
Politics
Fatemeh Ajorlou has criticised the practice of "temporary marriages" despite support for them from interior minister, Mostafa Pour Mohammadi.
[http://www.ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=38316 Temporary Marriages Just a Way to Degrade Women - Critics] She has said Iran’s 70-year-old Civil Code creates problems for the female population. She supported establishment of counseling centers in family courts to provide people with legal and cultural advice, and to help reduce the divorce rate.
In 2004, she addressed a two-day ''World Summit to Support Children's Rights'' in Rome, expressing opposition to abortion and supporting children's rights, particularly in occupied countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.
[http://www.peacewomen.org/news/Iran/Oct04/mps.html Iranian MPs call for international support for women and children]
See also
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Alireza Abbasi
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Mahdi Asgari
References
21st-century Iranian women politicians
1966 births
Living people
Members of the Women's fraction of Islamic Consultative Assembly
Islamic Azad University alumni
Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly
Deputies of Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard and Asara
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians
Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude politicians
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