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Zohreh Akhyani
Zohreh Akhyani (),(c. 1964) is the former Secretary General of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK). She was elected on 6 September 2011 to a two-year term.
Personal life.
Akhyani is originally from Shahrud, Iran. She was born around 1964. She has a daughter who was 29 years old as of 2011.
People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK).
Akhyani joined the MEK following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. She was introduced to
. One of the senior party figures from 2003 onwards, she was the coordinator of the office representing Maryam Rajavi. Merrikhi replaced Zohreh Akhyani as the secretary-general in 2017. Merrikhi currently receives the support of 18 co-Secretaries General (including seven former Secretaries General) and three deputies from the organization’s younger generation.
Election as Secretary General.
In 2017, Merrikhi was elected as Secretary General for the People's Mujahedin.
Election as Secretary General The election process.
Party regulations stipulate that Secretary Generals are