# Azam Taleghani

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**Azam Taleghani** (Persian: اعظم طالقانی; 1943 – 30 October 2019) was an Iranian politician and journalist who was the head of the [Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran](/source/Society_of_Islamic_Revolution_Women_of_Iran),[2] editor of *[Payam-e-Hajar](/source/Payam-e-Hajar)* weekly, and a member of the [Iranian parliament](/source/Iranian_parliament).[3]

## Early life

Born in Iran, Taleghani was the daughter of Ayatollah [Mahmoud Taleghani](/source/Mahmoud_Taleghani). She served time in prison during the [Pahlavi regime](/source/Pahlavi_regime).[4] After the [Iranian Revolution](/source/Iranian_Revolution) she was a member of the [Iranian parliament](/source/Iranian_parliament), founded "Jame'e Zanan Mosalman" (Society of Muslim women), and published *Payam e Hajar* Weekly, an Islamic journal about women and [women's rights](/source/Women's_rights).[3] In 2003 she protested against the death of [Zahra Kazemi](/source/Zahra_Kazemi).[2][5] Both in 2001 and 2009, Taleghani submitted her candidacy for Iran's presidential elections, but, like all women's candidacies, her candidacy was rejected by Iran's [Guardian Council](/source/Guardian_Council).[6][7]

Her political ideals espoused a "progressive brand of revolutionary Islamism."[8]

## Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes 1979 Assembly of Experts 132,430 5.24 17th Lost[9] 1980 Parliament 1,108,653 51.9 16th Won[10] 1997 President colspan="3" rowspan="6" Disqualified[11] 1999 City Council of Tehran Disqualified[11] 2001 President Disqualified[12] 2005 President Disqualified[11] 2009 President Disqualified[13] 2017 President Disqualified[13]

## References

1. ["List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran"](http://www.parstimes.com/politics/legally_registered_parties.html). *Khorasan Newspaper*. No. 14759. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

1. [Iran: Sit-in by Azam Taleghani in front of Evin prison](http://www.payvand.com/news/03/aug/1071.html)

1. فرخ‌زاد، پوران ([Pooran Farrokhzad](/source/Pooran_Farrokhzad)). کارنمای زنان کارای ایران (از دیروز تا امروز). تهران: نشر قطره، ۱۳۸۱، ISBN 9643411168، 533.

1. [همایش یکصدمین سال تولد مهندس بازرگان](http://radiozamaaneh.com/hamayesh/2007/12/post_21.html)

1. [تحصن اعظم طالقانی در مقابل زندان اوین](http://www.zanan.co.ir/news/000133.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090627173357/http://www.zanan.co.ir/news/000133.html) June 27, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

1. [گفتگوی خبرنگاران ترک با اعظم طالقانی](http://irwomen.net/spip.php?article4456) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090630155538/http://irwomen.net/spip.php?article4456) June 30, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["اعظم طالقانی کاندیدای جدید ریاست جمهوری"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193702/http://www.entekhabnews.com/portal/index.php?news=2110). Archived from [the original](http://www.entekhabnews.com/portal/index.php?news=2110) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

1. Azizi, Arash (November 2019). ["Azam Taleghani, Defiant Would-Be President of Iran, Dies at 76"](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/world/azam-taleghani-dead.html). *The New York Times*

1. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), "To The Masses", *Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin*, Vol. 3, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, [I.B.Tauris](/source/I.B.Tauris), p. 195, Table 6, ISBN 9781850430773

1. ["Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles"](https://www.princeton.edu/irandataportal/elections/parl/mpbios/biographies_1st_parliament.pdf), *[Iranian Parliament](/source/Iranian_Parliament)*, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 89

1. ["Iran Election Bulletin"](https://www.ndi.org/es/node/5493), *National Democratic Institute*. Vol. 1, no. 6, 8 May 2009, retrieved 18 June 2017

1. Tara Povey (2016). *Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran*. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 9781134779895.

1. ["Iranians Make A Run For It, But They're Already Out Of The Presidential Race"](https://www.rferl.org/a/iranians-make-run-but-already-out-presidential-race/28428469.html). *Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty*. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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