Azam Taleghani

Azam Taleghani (Persian: اعظم طالقانی; 1943 – 30 October 2019) was an Iranian politician and journalist who was the head of the Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran,^[2] editor of Payam-e-Hajar weekly, and a member of the Iranian parliament.^[3]

Azam Taleghani
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	1,108,653 (51.9%)
Personal details
Born	1943 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died	30 October 2019(2019-10-30) (aged 75–76) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution[1]
Other political affiliations	Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Spouse	Morteza Eghtesad (died 2017)
Children	Akram, Abbas, Sadegh, Kazem
Relatives	Mahmoud Taleghani (father)
Profession	politician, journalist

Early life

Born in Iran, Taleghani was the daughter of Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. She served time in prison during the Pahlavi regime.^[4] After the Iranian Revolution she was a member of the Iranian parliament, founded "Jame'e Zanan Mosalman" (Society of Muslim women), and published Payam e Hajar Weekly, an Islamic journal about women and women's rights.^[3] In 2003 she protested against the death of Zahra Kazemi.^[2][5] Both in 2001 and 2009, Taleghani submitted her candidacy for Iran's presidential elections, but, like all women's candidacies, her candidacy was rejected by Iran's Guardian Council.^[6][7]

Her political ideals espoused a "progressive brand of revolutionary Islamism."^[8]

Electoral history

Year	Election	Votes	%	Rank	Notes
1979	Assembly of Experts	132,430	5.24	17th	Lost[9]
1980	Parliament	1,108,653	51.9	16th	Won[10]
1997	President	—			Disqualified[11]
1999	City Council of Tehran				Disqualified[11]
2001	President				Disqualified[12]
2005	President				Disqualified[11]
2009	President				Disqualified[13]
2017	President				Disqualified[13]