Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi (1926–1999) was head of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During political turmoil in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

following the 1987 Iranian pilgrim riots in Saudi Arabia, Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi appeared on television speaking for Iran Red Crescent. In an interview seen on NBC Evening News for August 18, 1987, he claimed women victims of the violence had been deliberately killed. In 1997, he was closely involved with Red Crescent's relief activities following the Ardabil earthquake. He was the father of

Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi (; born 11 February 1959) is an Iranian university professor and former Majlis of Iran, parliamentarian, who was Iran's minister of health and medical education. She was part of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's inner circle ...

.Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi joins government as Minister of Health
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1926 births 1999 deaths Islamic Republican Party politicians {{Iran-stub