Zahra Merrikhi

Zahra Merrikhi
Secretary General People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran
Assumed office
September 6, 2017
Preceded byZohreh Akhyani[1]
Personal details
Born
Zahra Merrikhi Ahangarkala'i[2]

1959 (age 64–65)[1]
Iran
Political partyPeople’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran
Websitewww.Mojahedin.org

Zahrah Merrikhi (Persian: زهرا مریخی; born 1959) is an Iranian People's Mujahedin politician. In September 2017, she was elected as the new MEK Secretary General, replacing Zohreh Akhyani. In 2021 the MEK held internal elections where Merrikhi was voted as secretary general for another term.[3]

  1. ^ a b Majid Rafizadeh (9 September 2017), Crisis-riddled Iran Sees Opposition Elect New Secretary General, HuffPost, retrieved 30 March 2018
  2. ^ Massoud Khodabandeh (9 September 2017), Pssst, Whisper It, Even Iran's Enemies Don't Want Regime Change, HuffPost, retrieved 30 March 2018
  3. ^ "Women are leading the battle for Iran's future". 12 September 2021.