Farrokhroo Parsa
Farrohkroo Parsa | |
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فرخرو پارسا | |
Parsa in 1963 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 27 August 1968 – 2 January 1971 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Amir Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hadi Hedayati |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Houshang Sharifi |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 15 January 1963 – 25 August 1968 | |
| Constituency | Tehran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1922 |
| Died | 8 May 1980 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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Farrokhroo Parsa (Persian: فرخرو پارسا; 24 March 1922 – 8 May 1980) was an Iranian physician, educator, and parliamentarian.
She served as minister of education under Amir Abbas Hoveida and was the first female cabinet minister ever in Iran. Parsa was an outspoken supporter of women's rights in Iran.
During the outset of the Islamic Cultural Revolution, Parsa was executed by firing squad on 8 May 1980 in Tehran due to her feminist beliefs.