Parvaneh Mafi

Parvaneh Mafi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,162,195 (35.79%)
Personal details
Bornc. 1958 (age 67–68)
PartyExecutives of Construction Party[1]

Parvaneh Mafi (Persian: پروانه مافی) is an Iranian reformist politician and a former member of the Parliament of Iran.[2][3]

She has represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.

Career

She was formerly governor of Shemiranat County for four years[4] and secretary of the management committee at Expediency Discernment Council,[1] as well as the Councils and Internal Affairs Commission.[5]

She is a women's rights activist.[6][7] She has authored works advocating women's empowerment.[8]

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2016 Parliament 1,162,195 35.79 19th Won[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "بانوان زاگرس تبار، در لیست اصلاح طلبان در تهران / فریده اولادقباد و پروانه مافی افتخاران مردم زاگرسی". Zagrosline (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "The need for the security apparatus to claim to receive money for the sit-in in front of the parliament to implement the chastity and hijab law". ABDI Media. 11 March 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Hanna, Andrew (8 March 2021). "Part 2: Profiles of Women Politicians, Activists". Iran Primer. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "لیست انتخاباتی اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Which Majlis commissions have female members?". Tehran Times. 21 June 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ^ Esfandiari, Golnaz (25 February 2019). "A (Mostly) Man's Account Of An Abusive Marriage Stirs Questions In Iran". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Female Iranian MP elected as member of IPU presiding board". Tehran Times. 15 October 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "آرمان نوشت: سمیه طهماسبی به معاونت زنان می‌رود". Iranzanan (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016