Elaheh Koulaei
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Elaheh Koulaei is an Iran
ian political scientist
, reformist intellectual.
Dr Koulaei is professor of political science at Tehran University and a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front
. She was one of the 513 women candidates for election to the Iranian parliament, and is now a member of the sixth parliament
of the Islamic Republic of Iran
.
Elaheh Koulaei was head of the Irano-Libya Parliamentarian Friendship Group in Iran in 2003. She was also a member of the Iran-Russia Parliamentarian Friendship Group.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian political scientist
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, reformist intellectual.
Dr Koulaei is professor of political science at Tehran University and a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front
Islamic Iran Participation Front
The Islamic Iran Participation Front is a reformist political party in Iran...
. She was one of the 513 women candidates for election to the Iranian parliament, and is now a member of the sixth parliament
Majlis of Iran
The National Consultative Assembly of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran...
of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Elaheh Koulaei was head of the Irano-Libya Parliamentarian Friendship Group in Iran in 2003. She was also a member of the Iran-Russia Parliamentarian Friendship Group.
See also
- Iranian womenIranian womenIranian women in this article refers to women of, or from, traditional Persian or modern Iranian culture.-Depictions and appearance:...
- List of famous Persian women
- Persian women's movementPersian women's movementThis article is primarily about the women's movement. For information about women in Iranian/Persian culture, please see Iranian women..The Iranian women's movement involves the movement for women's rights and women's equality in Iran. The movement first emerged some time after the Iranian...