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: Iran’s government spokeswoman has congratulated Soudabeh Zargahm Nejad on her appointment as the first female governor general of Kordestan Province.
Saturday 19 October 2024 - 23:00
Story Code : 430004
Source : IRNA
Iran appoints first female governor of Kurdistan
Prior to this role, Zargahm Nejad served in the Women's Affairs Department of Kordestan governor general's office.
The appointment is in line with a campaign promise by President Masoud Pezeshkian to narrow gender gaps in government positions.
It also comes more than two years after the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman of Kurdish descent, in police custody set off a wave of protests across Kordestan and other provinces in Iran.
The protests were later exploited by hostile foreign media and agents and morphed into months of riots, vandalism and attacks on police.
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