Narges Mohammadi Height, Age, Profession, Net Worth, Family, Biography & More

Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel laureate. She works with the Defenders of Human Rights Center and has been critical of the hijab and chastity program in Iran. In 2016, she was sentenced to 16 years in prison for advocating against the death penalty. Although released in 2020, she was sent back to prison in 2021, where she reported on the mistreatment of detained women.

In October 2023, while still in prison, Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to fight against the oppression of women in Iran and promote human rights and freedom. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the decision.

Narges Mohammadi

• Name: Narges Mohammadi 
• Born: 21 April 1972 (age 51 years), Zanjan, Iran
• Children: Kiana Rahmani, Ali Rahmani
• Spouse: Taghi Rahmani (m. 1999)
• Awards: Nobel Peace Prize
• Parents: Ozra Bazargan
• Books: White Torture: Interviews with Iranian Women Prisoners - WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2023
• Siblings: Hamidreza Mohammadi

Early life

Narges Mohammadi was born on April 21, 1972, in Zanjan, Iran, to an Iranian Azerbaijani family. She grew up in various cities, including Karaj, Qorveh, and Oshnaviyeh. Mohammadi studied physics at Qazvin International University, becoming a professional engineer. During her university years, she wrote articles supporting women's rights in the student newspaper and got arrested at political student group meetings. She was also part of a mountain climbing group but was later banned due to her political activities.

After university, Mohammadi worked as a journalist for reformist newspapers and authored a book of political essays titled "The reforms, the Strategy and the Tactics." In 2003, she joined the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), led by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, eventually becoming the organization's vice president.

In 1999, she married Taghi Rahmani, a fellow pro-reform journalist who faced arrest. Rahmani moved to France in 2012 after serving prison sentences, while Mohammadi continued her human rights work in Iran. They have twin children.

During the 1990s, Mohammadi and others explored the idea of Neo-Shariatism, advocating for a governance model that rejected the concept of an Islamic state in favor of a secular or urfi democracy.

Imprisonment

Narges Mohammadi has faced numerous challenges due to her activism. She was first arrested in 1998 for criticizing the Iranian government and spent a year in prison. In 2010, she faced charges related to her involvement with the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC). Despite being briefly released, she was re-arrested and experienced declining health while in custody, developing a disease that affected her muscle control.

In 2011, Mohammadi was prosecuted again, found guilty of various charges, and sentenced to 11 years in prison, later reduced to six. International entities, including the British Foreign Office and Amnesty International, protested her sentence. She was released in July 2012.

Mohammadi faced further arrests in 2014 and 2015 on different charges, leading to more prison sentences. In 2019, she went on a hunger strike with another detainee, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, to protest the denial of medical care. In 2020, she showed symptoms of COVID-19 but recovered and was released from prison in October 2020.

In 2021, Mohammadi received another prison sentence, lashes, and fines for "spreading propaganda against the system." In November 2021, she was arrested while attending a memorial, drawing condemnation from human rights organizations.

In December 2022, during the Mahsa Amini protests, Mohammadi reported on the sexual and physical abuse of detained women. In January 2023, from prison, she provided a detailed report on the conditions of women in Evin Prison, including a list of prisoners and information on their interrogations and tortures. The report highlighted the extensive time some women spent in solitary confinement and the total duration of their sentences.