Pari Abasalti (Persian: پری اباصلتی; born 1935 in Tehran) is an Iranian-born American politician and journalist. She was elected to the Iranian National Consultative Assembly in 1975, and was a member of parliament until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, when she left Iran and immigrated to the United States.[1]

Pari Abasalti
پری اباصلتی
Abasalti when she was a member of the 24th term of the National Consultative Assembly.
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Tehran, Pahlavi Iran (now Iran)
Other namesPari Abasalti Mir Hashem
EducationUniversity of Tehran
Occupation(s)politician, journalist
Known forEditor-in-chief of Ettelaat-e Banuvan
MovementFeminist movement

She is remembered as editor-in-chief of Ettelaat-e Banuvan, an Iranian women's magazine.[2] While living in the United States she founded the magazine "Rah-e Zendi," which translates to "way of living" that is still running in Los Angeles.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "پری اباصلتی" [Pari Abasalti]. rijaldb.com. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Influential Iranian Women: Pari Abasalti (1935–)". IranWire. December 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Afkhami, Mahnaz (April 16, 1988). "Oral History Program: Mrs. Pari Abasalti Mir Hashem" (PDF). Foundation for Iranian Studies (FIS) (in Persian). Los Angeles, CA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "معرفی و دانلود مجله راه زندگی - شماره" [Introduction and download of Rah Zendi magazine]. کتابراه (ketabrah.ir) (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  5. ^ Rostami, Niloufar (8 March 2021). "Veteran Female Journalist Remembers Interviewing Ayatollah Khomeini". JournalismIsNotACrime.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.