TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rowhani added a second woman to his cabinet yesterday, appointing reformist Masoumeh Ebtekar as vice president to lead the environmental protection organisation.
Ebtekar, an ex-member of Tehran’s city council, already headed the organisation during the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2005.
She is the first female vice president of the Islamic republic.
Ebtekar is perhaps best known for her role as spokesperson for Islamist students who stormed the US embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took its staff hostage.
She joins Elham Aminzadeh, who was appointed as vice president for legal affairs last month.
AFP
