Sedigheh Vasmaghi | |
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 Vasmaghi in November 2019 | |
| Member of City Council of Tehran | |
| In office 29 April 1999 – 15 January 2003 | |
| Majority | 210,303 (14.98%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | صدیقه وسمقی 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Residence(s) | Uppsala,Sweden[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran[1] |
Sedigheh Vasmaghi (Persian:صدیقه وسمقی, born 1961) is anIranian lawyer, poet, andreformist politician.[1] From 1999 to 2003, she was a member of theCity Council of Tehran and served as the first spokesperson of the council.[2] She is described as a "post-Islamist activist and intellectual".[3]
In 2023, she addresses an open letter to the leaderAli Khamenei where she affirms that theQuran does not justify the obligation to wear thehijab.[4]
In a statement signed by 15 religious Intellectuals, she supportsAbdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, sunni cleric who is facing crackdown because of his criticism against the Iranian regime during theMahsa Amini protests.[5]
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| New title Council founded | Spokesperson of theCity Council of Tehran 1999–2003 | Succeeded by |
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