Farrokhroo Parsa
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Prime minister
- Amir Abbas Hoveida
- Preceded by
- Hadi Hedayati
- Succeeded by
- Ahmad Houshang Sharifi
- Constituency
- Tehran
- Born
- ( 1922-03-24 ) 24 March 1922, Qom , Qajar Iran
- Died
- 8 May 1980 (1980-05-08) (aged 58), Tehran, Iran
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Party
- Resurgence Party (1975–1978) New Iran Party (1963–1975)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Qom
- Place of death
- Tehran
- Occupation
- physician
- Position held
- education minister
- Educated at
- University of Tehran
- Political party
- Rastakhiz Party
- Image
- Farrokhroo Parsa 1968.jpg
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- date of death
- 1980-05-08
- date of birth
- 1922-03-22
- Commons category
- Farrokhroo Parsa
- cause of death
- execution
- place of burial
- Behesht-e Zahra
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Encyclopedic overview
Farrokhroo Parsa (Persian: فرخرو پارسا; 24 March 1922 – 8 May 1980) was an Iranian physician, educator, Member of the Parliament of Iran, and Minister of Education of Iran. She was a supporter of women's rights in Iran, and was executed by firing squad.
She served as minister of education from 1968 to 1971 under Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveida and was the first female cabinet minister ever in Iran. Parsa was an outspoken supporter of women's rights in Iran.
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