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Fatemeh Karroubi | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 1996 – 28 May 2000 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 274,339 (30.5%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1949 Aligudarz, Lorestan Province, Iran |
| Political party | National Trust Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Mehdi Karroubi |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran |
Fatemeh Karroubi (Persian: فاطمه کروبی; born 18 May 1949) is an Iranian politician and activist. She is the wife of Mehdi Karroubi, a politician, Shia cleric, chairman of the National Trust Party and a candidate for President of Iran during the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections. Fatemeh Karroubi campaigned openly with her husband during the 2009 presidential campaign, drawing comparisons to another high-profile political spouse, Zahra Rahnavard, the wife of Mir Hossein Mousavi.[2] Candidates campaigning openly with their wives had previously been a rare occurrence within the Islamic Republic of Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[2]
- ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ a b Eqbali, Aresu (2009-05-29). "Iranian women need more rights: candidate's wife". AFP. Google News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-25.