Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Islamic Parliament of Iran
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Mohammad Bagher
Ghalibaf
(Male)
Year of birth
1961
Additional information
Elected on 28 May 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Hamid
Aslani
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 7 June 2020.
Mr. Hamid Aslani, Deputy Speaker for Administrative Affairs in Parliament, holds the post of Secretary General.
Mr. Hamid Aslani, Deputy Speaker for Administrative Affairs in Parliament, holds the post of Secretary General.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Rouhollah Nejabat (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Seyed Reza Taghavi (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
91 and over
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 51 | 121 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 72 | Total >= 46: 212 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 116 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1963
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1963
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Network of the Republic of Iran's Parliament
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Fatemeh Ghasempour, Chair
E-mail