Khadijeh Afzal Vaziri

Khadijeh Afzal Vaziri
خدیجه افضل وزیری
Born
Khadijeh Afzal Khanoom

1889
Tehran, Qajar Iran (now Iran)
Died3 January 1981(1981-01-03) (aged 91)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeBehesht-e Zahra
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher, women's rights activist
Children5, including Mahlagha and Mehrangiz
Parent(s)Mousa Khan Vaziri (father)
Bibi Khanoom Astarabadi (mother)
RelativesAli-Naqi Vaziri (brother)

Khadijeh Afzal Vaziri (Persian: خدیجه افضل وزیری; 1889 – 3 January 1981)[1] was an Iranian women's rights activist, journalist and educator. She campaigned against the enforced wearing of the chador and supported the Kashf-e hijab.

  1. ^ "خدیجه افضلوزیری؛ فعال و پیشگام در حوزه حقوق زنان". ایرنا (in Persian). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.