For The First Time In Iran's Aviation History, A Woman Has Been Appointed As CEO Of Iran Air

[Arminkh]

For those who say Iranian women are suppressed and don't have basic rights. This is the highest rank in Iran's commercial aviation.

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or women living in a country steeped in orthodoxy and strict laws, things are unimaginably claustrophobic. From how they dress to the jobs they get, each and every aspect of their lives is closely monitored.

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Despite all of these restrictions, Farzaneh Sharafbafi, will be first woman to hold the position of a CEO of Iran Air. According to reports, Sharafbafi, who is also the first woman to get a Ph.D in aerospace was selected from among the board members of Iran Air.

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Farzaneh Shrafbafi, a aeronautical engineering professor will become first female CEO of #Iran's oldest airline, @IranAir_IRI.


Sharafbafi, the current director general of Iran Air’s research department, will be replacing the current CEO Farhad Parvaresh.

According to a local media, 44-year-old has also been training with the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority, has served as an expert in inter-airline disputes.

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While pursuing her doctoral studies, Shrafbafi became a mother, "I attended my first class two days after I gave birth to my second kid. That day when I arrived late, the professor asked where I had been. "I just gave birth to a kid," I answered. They couldn't believe their eyes. Normally a woman stays home ten days after delivery. But it was not the case with me," she said in an interview with the an Iranian daily.

While Iranian women still face a plethora of restrictions, Sharafbafi appointment as CEO of the country's national carrier, is a breath of fresh air. Farzaneh Sharafbafi stands a towering example of women empowerment in the country.

 

[Rustam]

Unless its for face value to fill a gender criteria etc, Not the best idea. And dont bring the feminist equality nonsense here (I am saying this to younger iranians whos got little experience with the outside world and women in general, and beyond their parents home - brainwashed with the western equality egalitarian rubbish). But shes a old woman, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Blue In Green]

Unless its for face value to fill a gender criteria etc, Not the best idea. And dont bring the feminist equality nonsense here (I am saying this to younger iranians whos got little experience with the outside world and women in general, and beyond their parents home - brainwashed with the western equality egalitarian rubbish). But shes a old woman, so it doesn't matter.

Well she could have the right credentials and leadership skills required to do the job efficiently. I don't mean to come off as rude but just because she's a women doesn't mean she can't lead.

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Gender is not important, the skills are.