List of Iranian women

This is a list of Iranian women, of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both women born in Iran and women that are of the Iranian diaspora.

Nobel laureates

• Shirin Ebadi (born 1947), 2003 Nobel Laureate (Peace)
• Nargess Mohmaadi (born 1972), 2023 Nobel Laureate (Peace)

Scientists and engineers

Business

• Afsaneh Beschloss, former treasurer of the World Bank, entrepreneur, and investor
• Shahrzad Rafati, CEO of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV)
• Sepideh Nasiri, founder of Persian Women In Tech (PWIT)
• Sheherazade Semsar-de Boisséson, founding CEO of POLITICO Europe, CEO of McCourt Global
• Maryam Rofougaran, CEO and co-founder of Innovent Systems, Inc. and Movandi. Member of the CNBC CEO Council

Academia

Writers and poets

Actresses

Filmmakers and theatre directors

Fine arts

Dance

Design

Fashion design

Journalists

Musicians

Athletes

Politicians

Royalty

Activists

Prisoners and detainees

Models and beauty pageant titleholders

• Nazanin Afshin-Jam (born 1979), Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author and public speaker, and former Miss World Canada
• Ramona Amiri, Miss World Canada 2005, first runner up in Miss Universe Canada 2007 pageant
• Sahar Biniaz (born 1985), Miss Universe Canada 2012
• Aylar Lie (born 1984), Iranian-born Norwegian actress, model, singer, former pornographic actress
• Melika Razavi (born 1989), Miss Iran 2016, Miss Global Fitness2016 and Miss Power Woman 2017; also a professional poker player and magician
• Shermine Shahrivar (born 1982), Miss Germany in 2004 and then won the overall title of Miss Europe in 2005 while competing in France
• Samantha Tajik (born 1983), Miss Universe Canada 2008
• Hami Zaker, Miss Earth Iran 2021, first Iranian delegate in the Big Four international beauty pageants

Others

• Atousa Pourkashiyan (born 1988), chess grandmaster
• Behnaz Mozakka, died in 7 July 2005 London bombings
• Effat Tejaratchi (1917–1999), first Iranian woman to fly an airplane
• Fateme Asadi (1960 – 1984), first Iranian 'martyr' women whose body was found during post-war explorations.
• Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974–2003), conjoined twins
• Qudsiyyih Khanum Ashraf (1889–1976), Bahá'i teacher and midwife
• Raheleh Tahmasbi, women sea captain from Iran and West Asia.
• Sahar Khodayari (c.1990–2019), attempted to enter a sporting stadium disguised as a man in March 2019; she died by suicide
• Shadi Paridar (born 1986), chess grandmaster
• Elham Youssefian, human rights lawyer and disability rights advocate

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