Farrokhroo Parsa

Farokhroo Parsay, was an Iranian physician, educator and parliamentarian. She served as Minister of Education of Iran in the last preIslamic revolution government and was the first female cabinet minister of an Iranian government.

Farrokhroo Parsa was born onMarch 1922 in Qom, Iran to FarrokhDin and Fakhre fgh Prsy. Her mother, Fakhre fgh, was the editor of the womens magazine Jahne Zan , and a vocal proponent for gender equality and for educational opportunities for women. Her views on this subject met with opposition of the conservative sections of the society of her time, leading to the expulsion of the family by the government of Ahmad Qavm, from Tehran to Qom, where Fakhre fgh was placed under house arrest. It was here that Farrokhroo was born, some minutes past midnight on Iranian New Years Eve 1922 . Later, with the intervention of Prime Minister Hasan Mostowfi olMamalek, her family was allowed to return to Tehran.

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