Elham Aminzadeh

Elham Aminzadeh (Persian: الهام امین‌زاده; born 1964) is an Iranian academic, lawmaker and the former assistant to President Hassan Rouhani in citizenship rights. She was formerly vice president in legal affairs.

Elham Aminzadeh
الهام امین‌زاده
Aminzadeh in 2015
Special Assistant to the President for Citizenship rights
In office 12 July 2016 – 9 August 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Shahindokht Molaverdi
Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs
In office 11 August 2013 – 12 July 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Fatemeh Bodaghi
Succeeded by	Majid Ansari
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	521,782[1]
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 60–61) Shiraz, Iran
Political party	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008)
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Profession	Jurist

Early life and education

Aminzadeh was born in 1964.^[2] She holds a PhD in law from the University of Glasgow in 1997.^[3] The title of her PhD thesis is "the United Nations and international peace and security: a legal and practical analysis".^[3]

Career

Aminzadeh worked as assistant professor of law at the University of Tehran and her speciality is in the fields of international public law, energy law and human rights.^[4][5] She also taught at the School of International Relations, Allameh Tabatabaei University^[6] and Imam Sadegh University.^[7] She served at the seventh term of the Majlis as a lawmaker from 2004 to 2008.^[7][8] She was the deputy head of the Majlis's national security and foreign policy committee.^[7]

She was appointed vice president for legal affairs by Hassan Rouhani, Iranian President, on 11 August 2013 after Hassan Rouhani promised to support the participation of women in the Iranian society.^[5][9][10]