Nasrin Soltankhah

Nasrin Soltankhah is an Iranian politician who was a Vice President under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2009 to 2013.

Education Soltankhan received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1976), a Master of Science in Mathematics (1978), and a PhD in Mathematics (1994) from Sharif University of Technology.

Career

Cabinet position Soltankhan, as a member of the Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude and belonging to the Professors’ Basij, was supported when she ran for parliament by the Basijis. She was appointed as a non-ministerial member to the Iranian Cabinet on September 25, 2005 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She was also president of Iran's National Elites Foundation.

Center for Women and Family Affairs Soltankhan's portfolio included both the position as head of the Center for Women and Family Affairs (formerly called the Center for Women's Participation, or CWP) and also the position of advisor to the President on issues pertaining to women.

Soltankhan has mentioned three main points for women-related policies which the center will be focusing on. These are, “upholding human dignity of women regardless of their gender,“ “capitalizing on women’s potentials in managerial and decision-making arenas,“ and “emphasizing on women’s key role in families.“ Soltankhah also stated that the center is engaged in directing women’s capabilities into different social and cultural fields as well as generating jobs for them.

Political affiliation Soltankhan is a member of the conservative political organization called the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.

City Council of Tehran Apart from her work in the executive branch of the Iranian government, Soltankhan was also on the City Council of Tehran having won a seat in 2003. The term of service for her council seat ended in 2007.