Jinous Nemat Mahmoudi

Zhinous Nemat Mahmoudi
Born(1928-08-07)August 7, 1928
DiedDecember 27, 1981(1981-12-27) (aged 53)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
NationalityIranian
Other namesJinous Nemat Mahmoudi
Occupation(s)Meteorologist, member of Baháʼí Faith National Spiritual Assembly
Known forIran’s first female meteorologist, execution for leadership in the Baháʼí Faith
SpouseHoushang Mahmoudi
Children3

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.