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List of Iranian women

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This is a list of Iranian women, of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both women born in Iran and women that are of the Iranian diaspora.

Nobel laureates

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Scientists and engineers

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Business

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  • Afsaneh Beschloss, former treasurer of the World Bank, entrepreneur, and investor
  • Shahrzad Rafati, CEO of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV)
  • Sepideh Nasiri, founder of Persian Women In Tech (PWIT)[2]
  • Academia

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    Writers and poets

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    Actors

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    Filmmakers and theatre directors

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    Fine arts

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    Dance

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    Design

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    Fashion design

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    Journalists

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    Musicians

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    Athletes

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    Politicians

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    Royalty

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    Activists

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    Prisoners and detainees

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    Models and beauty pageant titleholders

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    Others

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    References

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    1. ^ "Nahid Shahmehri's Home Page".
    2. ^ Roberts, Nina. "The Iranian Entrepreneur Tackling Silicon Valley's Diversity Problem With 'Persian Women In Tech'". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
    3. ^ "Mina Bissell Bio". Archived from the original on 2003-09-08. Retrieved 2006-01-28.
    4. ^ "Q&A with Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet | Penn Current". penncurrent.upenn.edu. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
    5. ^ "Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet | Department of History". www.history.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
    6. ^ Johnston, Holly; Omar, Shahla (October 15, 2020). "Iran's jailed dual nationals: pawns in an IRGC power play". Rudaw.
    7. ^ "Faculty and Staff". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
    8. ^ "Valentine M. Moghadam - College of Social Sciences and Humanities". College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
    9. ^ "Nasrin Rahimieh, Professor, Comparative Literature". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
    10. ^ Dr. Nayereh Tohidi's Webpage Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
    11. ^ "Irandokht-Weekly TV Program- interviewing Shiva Rose". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
    12. ^ "Tehran: Iranian-American scholar acted against Iran". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
    13. ^ Dumaual, Mario (5 November 2021). "Miss Earth 2021 welcomes its first candidate from Iran". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
    14. ^ "Miss Earth organization welcomes first Iranian candidate in 21 years". Philstar Life. Retrieved 2023-10-23.