Sakineh Almasi | |
Birth Place: | Aliabad Village, Jam Rural District, Bushehr, Iran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Order1: | Member of the Parliament of Iran |
Term Start1: | 28 May 2016 |
Term End1: | 26 May 2020 |
Majority1: | 41,804[1] |
Party: | Moderation and Development Party |
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Sakineh Almasi (Persian: سکینه الماسی, born 1979) is an Iranian politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran, representing Kangan, Jam, Dayyer and Asaluyeh district. She is also Vice President of Federation of War Veterans and Disabled Persons of Iran.
Sakineh Almasi came second in the 9th term elections and was the rival of Musa Ahmadi (representative of the 9th term) and defeated two former representatives Askar Jalalian and former Qaiser Salehi. In the 9th term, she was introduced as the first woman present in the history of elections in the south of Bushehr province, an election phenomenon.[2] Ahmadi (elected) came second and did not enter the parliament.[3]