Farzaneh Sadegh Explained

Farzaneh Sadegh
Native Name Lang:fa
Office:6th Minister of Roads and Urban Development
Term Start:21 August 2024
President:Masoud Pezeshkian
Predecessor:Mehrdad Bazrpash
Birth Date:12 September 1976
Birth Place:Hamadan, Imperial State of Iran
Alma Mater:University of Tehran
Islamic Azad University
Children:1

Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd (fa|فرزانه صادق مالواجرد; born September 12, 1976) is an Iranian architect, urban planner and executive director who has been working as the Minister of Roads and Urban Development since 2024.

Farzaneh Sadegh previously worked as the secretary of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran and the deputy of architecture and urban development of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development in this ministry.[1] [2] [3] She is the second female minister after the Iranian Revolution and the first female minister of roads and urban development in Iran.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Female minister proposed for Iran's roads ministry. 2024-08-14.
  2. Web site: All of President Pezeshkian's ministerial picks won parliament's vote of confidence. 2024-08-21.
  3. Web site: Iran lawmakers approve new president's cabinet. 2024-08-21.
  4. Web site: Iran's parliament approves new president's minister appointees. 2024-08-21.
  5. News: Iran's hard-line parliament approves all members of president's Cabinet, first time since 2001. . 2024-08-21.