| Shahindokht Molaverdi | |
| Order1: | Special Assistant to the President for Citizenship rights |
| Term Start1: | 9 August 2017 |
| Term End1: | 24 November 2018[1] |
| President1: | Hassan Rouhani |
| Predecessor1: | Elham Aminzadeh |
| Order2: | Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs |
| Term Start2: | 8 October 2013 |
| Term End2: | 9 August 2017 |
| President2: | Hassan Rouhani |
| Predecessor2: | Maryam Mojtahedzadeh |
| Successor2: | Masoumeh Ebtekar |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Khoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran[2] |
| Party: | Society for Support of Women's Rights[3] |
| Otherparty: | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Spouse: | Hamid Ayati[4] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
Shahindokht Molaverdi (Persian: شهیندخت مولاوردی; born 23 October 1965) is an Iranian academic, feminist, jurist, scholar and aide to the President of Iran. She served as vice president for women and family affairs in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's first cabinet (2013–17).[5] In Rouhani's second cabinet (2017–present) she became his special assistant for citizenship rights.[5] [6] [7]
In 2020 Molaverdi was accused and sentenced for leaking information.[8] She appealed and was acquitted of all charges in 2022.[9]
In 2023, according to a concurrent resolution passed overwhelmingly with 420 "yea" votes in the 118th Congress,[10] "Shahindokht Molaverdi...was charged with encouraging “corruption, prostitution, and sexual deviance”, a common charge against women refusing mandatory hijab laws, and sentenced in December 2020 to 30 months in prison for defending the right of women to attend sporting events and criticizing the practice of child marriage.".[11] She was never imprisoned. After appealing, she was acquitted of all charges in 2022.[9]