Betty Mahmoody

Betty Mahmoody
Born
Betty Lover

(1945-06-09) June 9, 1945 (age 79)
Occupation(s)Author, public speaker
Known forAuthor of Not Without My Daughter
ChildrenMahtob, Joseph and John

Betty Mahmoody (née Lover; born June 9, 1945) is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name. She is the President and co-founder of One World: For Children, an organization that promotes understanding between cultures and strives to offer security and protection to children of bi-cultural marriages.