Masoumeh Ebtekar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masoumeh Ebtekar

Spokesperson for 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Iranian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1960

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Profession: writer, politician, translator, journalist, immunologist

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Masoumeh Ebtekar (Persian: ?????? ???????; born Masoumeh, Niloufar Ebtekar; 21 September 1960) is current Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, being appointed on 9 August 2017.
She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 to 2005, making her the first female member in the cabinet of Iran since 1979 and the third in history.
She held the same level of office from 2013 to 2017. Ebtekar first achieved fame as "Mary", the spokesperson of the students who took hostages and occupied the US Embassy in 1979.
Later she became the head of the Environment Protection Organization of Iran during the administration of President Mohammad Khatami, and was a city councilwoman of Tehran from 2007 to 2013.