Elaheh Koulaei
Elaheh Koulaei | |
|---|---|
 Koulaei in the conference of Commemoration of Lady of Islamic Revolution | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2000 – 28 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 1,054,003 (35.95%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1956 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Union of Islamic Iran People Party Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Alma mater | Tarbiat Modares University University of Tehran |
Elaheh Koulaei (Persian: الهه کولایی; born 17 December 1956) is an Iranian political scientist and reformist politician and intellectual.
Dr Koulaei is a professor of political science at Tehran University, and a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front. She was one of the 513 women candidates for election to the Iranian parliament,[1] and was a member of the sixth parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2] As a member of parliament, she often wore a colourful headscarf and a light overcoat, causing controversy due to challenging typical dress norms in government buildings.[3]
Elaheh Koulaei was head of the Irano-Libya Parliamentarian Friendship Group in Iran in 2003.[4]
References
- ^ BBCX
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Bajoghli, Narges (2019). Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic. Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-5036-1030-9.
- ^ "Stress on women's role in economy." by Debasree S. Khaleej Times 22 Sept. 2003. link Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine