Rafat Bayat (Persian: رفعت بیات) is an Iranian politician and former parliament member. She was denied candidacy for both the 9th Iranian presidential election and the 10th Iranian presidential election by the Guardian Council.
Rafat Bayat | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 3 May 2004 – 3 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Zanjan and Tarom |
| Majority | 34,851[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Zanjan, Iran |
Bayat studied sociology and belongs to the conservative party. If allowed to run, she would have been the first woman to contest the presidency since the 1979 Islamic revolution.[2]
References
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- ^ "Shortlist of presidential candidates to be released on May 20". Tehran Times. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
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