Mona Abrufarakh has become the first woman to be chosen as a governor in Gilan Province. IRNA reports that Abrufarakh will serve as governor of central Rasht.
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The Rohani administration has already appointed four women to the position of governor in Hamoon, Qasr-e qand, Bandar Torkaman and Qeshm, as well as a female prefect in Bushehr.
Ezzat Kamalzadeh, Massoumeh Prandar, Homeira Rigi and Marjan Nazghelichi are respectively serving in Qeshm, Hamoon, Qasr-e Qand and Bandar Torkaman, and Maryam Qorbani is prefect of Bushehr.
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