The corruption of Masoumeh Ebtekar and Family (Part One)
Masoumeh Ebtekar was born in Tehran, Iran on 21 September 1960 to her father, Taghi Ebtekar, and her mother, Fatemeh Barzegar. Beginning in 1963, her family spent six years living between Massachusetts and Philadelphia suburbs while her father completed his master’s degree. In 1969, her family returned to Tehran where Ebtekar attended Tehran International School. Following her return to Tehran, Ebtekar married Mohammad Hashemi in 1978. Ebtekar was well known as a spokesperson for the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, a radical group that participated in the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979.
In 1997, Ebtekar became Head of the Department of Environment. During her tenure, Ebtekar encouraged the termination of “dirty” gas production and promoted the import of low-sulfur standard gasoline. While Ebtekar took credit for the importation of low-sulfur foreign gasoline, by all appearances, this was simply a public relations ploy. According to the former Minister of Petroleum, Bijan Namdar Zangeh, no gasoline was actually imported.
Ebtekar‘s oldest son, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, was employed by the Departmentof Environment during her term.
In 2017, Ebtekar was appointed Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs. According to an article in 2019, Ebtekar retained personal authority over all procurements within the Vice President’s office. Allegedly, she issued all contracts without any form of bidding or legal procedures. These media reports claim that Ebtekar’s son, Taha Hashemi, made a 120% profit through buying and selling for the Vice President.
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