Nationality: | Iranian |
Children: | 3 |
Office: | Spouse of the president of Iran |
President: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Term Label: | In role |
Term Start: | 3 August 2005 |
Term End: | 3 August 2013 |
Predecessor: | Zohreh Sadeghi |
Successor: | Sahebeh Rouhani |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Education: | Mechanical engineering |
Alma Mater: | Iran University of Science and Technology |
Azam al-Sadat Farahi (Persian: اعظمالسادات فراحی) (born c. 1958) is an Iranian teacher[1] who is married to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2] They married in 1980 and have three children.[2]
Farahi is a graduate of Iran University of Science and Technology where she obtained a degree in mechanical engineering.[2]
Farahi was never seen campaigning for her husband,[3] however she has made rare public appearances including giving a speech in 2009 forum of wives of heads of state at the Rome headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.[4]