Zhinous Nemat Mahmoudi | |
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Born | |
Died | December 27, 1981 | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Nationality | Iranian |
Other names | Jinous Nemat Mahmoudi |
Occupation(s) | Meteorologist, member of Baháʼí Faith National Spiritual Assembly |
Known for | Iran’s first female meteorologist, execution for leadership in the Baháʼí Faith |
Spouse | Houshang Mahmoudi |
Children | 3 |
Zhinous Nemat Mahmoudi or Jin(o)us Ni (August 7, 1928 – December 27, 1981) was an Iranian meteorologist who was a follower of the Baháʼí Faith and a member of its National Spiritual Assembly for Iran. She rose to lead the Iranian meteorological service. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, state-sanctioned persecution of Baháʼís escalated, with her husband executed in 1980, then her arrest and execution in 1981.