Fatemeh Karroubi

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Fatemeh Karroubi

Fatemeh Karroubi (* 1949 in Lorestan ) is an Iranian politician and the wife of the Shiite cleric and Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi .

Fatemeh Karroubi was Deputy Minister for Social Affairs under President Chātami . She took part in her husband's campaign in the 2009 presidential election . According to media reports, Fatemeh Karroubi has been imprisoned with her husband for political reasons since February 24, 2011, or under house arrest.

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  1. Iran: Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi 'arrested' , BBC , February 28, 2011.