Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs is a cabinet-level position in Iran, headed by one of the vice presidents.
History Before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, only a woman served in a similar capacity. Mahnaz Afkhami assumed office as the government minister responsible for women's affairs under administration of Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda.
Shahla Habibi was appointed as the head of newly-established 'Office of Women's Affairs' and advisor in 1991. Her deputy Masoumeh Ebtekar, was reportedly the "main driving-force" behind the office. The office was renamed to the 'Centre for Women's Participation Affairs' under administration Mohammad Khatami and remained an advisor position, with Zahra Shojaei was appointed as its head. Under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the office was renamed to the 'Center for Women and Family Affairs' in 2005, a change that signaled the conservative attitude towards the women. Nasrin Soltankhah, Zohreh Tabibzadeh-Nouri and Maryam Mojtahedzadeh served in the capacity of heading the office until 2013, when the officeholder was promoted to a Vice President. Name Office Time in office AppointerMahnaz Afkhami Minister without Portfolio for Women's Affairs 1976–1978 Amir-Abbas HoveydaShahla Habibi Office of Women's Affairs 1991–1997 Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniZahra Shojaei Center for Women's Participation Affairs 1997–2005 Mohammad KhatamiNasrin Soltankhah Center for Women and Family Affairs 2005–2006 Mahmoud AhmadinejadZohreh Tabibzadeh-Nouri 2006–2009 Maryam Mojtahedzadeh 2009–2013
List of Vice Presidents for Women and Family Affairs Portrait Name Term in office Affiliation PresidentAssumedLeft1Maryam Mojtahedzadeh 27 July 20138 October 2013 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad2Shahindokht Molaverdi 8 October 2013 9 August 2017Islamic Iran Participation FrontHassan Rouhani3Masoumeh Ebtekar 9 August 2017 1 September 20214Ensieh Khazali 1 September 2021 10 August 2024 Ebrahim Raisi5Zahra Behrouz Azar 10 August 2024incumbentUnion of Islamic Iran People PartyMasoud Pezeshkian
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