List of Iranian women explained

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

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)^[1]

Nazanin Afshin-Jam (born 1979), Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author and public speaker, and former Miss World Canada
Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005, first runner up in Miss Universe Canada 2007 pageant
Sahar Biniaz (born 1985), Miss Universe Canada 2012
Aylar Lie (born 1984), Iranian-born Norwegian actress, model, singer, former pornographic actress
Shermine Shahrivar (born 1982), Miss Germany in 2004 and then won the overall title of Miss Europe in 2005 while competing in France
Samantha Tajik (born 1983), Miss Universe Canada 2008
Hami Zaker, Miss Earth Iran 2021, first Iranian delegate in the Big Four international beauty pageants^[2] ^[3]

Atousa Pourkashiyan (born 1988), chess grandmaster
Behnaz Mozakka, died in 7 July 2005 London bombings
Effat Tejaratchi (1917–1999), first Iranian woman to fly an airplane
Fateme Asadi (1960 – 1984), first Iranian 'martyr' women whose body was found during post-war explorations.
Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974–2003), conjoined twins
Qudsiyyih Khanum Ashraf (1889–1976), Bahá'i teacher and midwife
Raheleh Tahmasbi, women sea captain from Iran and West Asia.
Sahar Khodayari (c.1990–2019), attempted to enter a sporting stadium disguised as a man in March 2019; she died by suicide
Shadi Paridar (born 1986), chess grandmaster