Iranian physician, educator and parliamentarian (1922–1980)
Farrokhroo Parsa
Parsa in 1963
Minister of Education
In office 27 August 1968 – 2 January 1971
Monarch
Mohammad-Reza Shah
Prime Minister
Amir Abbas Hoveida
Preceded by
Hadi Hedayati
Succeeded by
Ahmad Houshang Sharifi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 15 January 1963 – 25 August 1968
Constituency
Tehran
Personal details
Born
(1922-03-24)24 March 1922 Qom, Persia
Died
8 May 1980(1980-05-08) (aged 58) Tehran, Iran
Political party
Resurgence Party (1975–1978)
New Iran Party (1963–1975)
Farrokhroo Parsa (Persian: فرخرو پارسا; 24 March 1922 – 8 May 1980) was an Iranian physician, educator, and parliamentarian.
She served as minister of education under Amir Abbas Hoveida and was the first female cabinet minister. Parsa was an outspoken supporter of women's rights in Iran.
Farrokhroo Parsa was executed by firing squad on 8 May 1980 in Tehran,[1] at the outset of the Islamic Cultural Revolution.
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