Iranian president Hasan Rouhani on Monday appointed Elham Aminzadeh, a law and public policy professor at Tehran University, as Vice-President of Legal Affairs, effectively making her the first woman in the Islamic Republic’s history to hold the influential position.
Rouhani’s nomination of Aminzadeh, who holds a degree in international law from the University of Glasgow, will still have to be officially approved by the Iranian parliament.
In a statement published by Fars News Agency, Rouhani praised Aminzadeh and noted her “scientific competence and judicial qualifications.”
We invite our users to read the full article published August 13 2012
Iranian president Hasan Rouhani on Monday appointed Elham Aminzadeh, a law and public policy professor at Tehran University, as Vice-President of Legal Affairs, effectively making her the first woman in the Islamic Republic’s history to hold the influential position.
Rouhani’s nomination of Aminzadeh, who holds a degree in international law from the University of Glasgow, will still have to be officially approved by the Iranian parliament.
In a statement published by Fars News Agency, Rouhani praised Aminzadeh and noted her “scientific competence and judicial qualifications.”
We invite our users to read the full article published August 13 2012