Shahla Habibi

Shahla Habibi (1958—6 September 2017^{[citation needed]}) was Iran's Presidential Advisor on Women's Affairs from 1991 to 1997.^[1] She was former member of central council of Islamic Coalition Party.^[2]

Shahla Habibi
Head of Office of Women's Affairs
In office 28 December 1991 – 18 October 1997
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Zahra Shojaei
Personal details
Born	1958 Kermanshah, Iran
Died	6 September 2017(2017-09-06) (aged 58–59) Tehran, Iran

Career

Presidential advisor

In 28 December 1991, President Rafsanjani appointed Shahla Habibi as Iran's Presidential Advisor on Women's Affairs.

Female Representation of the Iranian Government

Shahla Habibi's position would later become a cabinet position under President Khatami. This post was later held by Zahra Shojaei under President Khatami, and by Nasrin Soltankhah during President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration.

Islamic Republic of Iran Women's News Agency

The Islamic Republic of Iran Women's News Agency (IWNA) was created in the 1990s to meet the information needs of Iranian women. She became the IWNA Director.