Iran Appoints First Female Deputy Governor

Published July 16th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Iran on Monday appointed Zahra Nejad-Bahram as Tehran's deputy governor, making her the first woman to serve in such a post since the 1979 Islamic revolution, reported the official Iranian news agency, IRNA. 

Prior to her new appointment, Nejad-Bahram was serving as an advisor to the managing director of IRNA – Albawaba.com  

 

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