Zahra Merrikhi | |
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Secretary General People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran | |
Assumed office September 6, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Zohreh Akhyani[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Zahra Merrikhi Ahangarkala'i[2] 1959 (age 64–65)[1] Iran |
Political party | People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran |
Website | www.Mojahedin.org |
Zahrah Merrikhi (Persian: زهرا مریخی; born 1959) is an Iranian People's Mujahedin politician. In September 2017, she was elected as the new MEK Secretary General, replacing Zohreh Akhyani. In 2021 the MEK held internal elections where Merrikhi was voted as secretary general for another term.[3]
She was born in 1959 and joined People's Mujahedin of Iran in years leading to the 1979 Iranian Revolution. During this time, she was summoned and interrogated by the Shah's intelligence service. Merrikhi's younger brother, Ali, was killed in 1988 by the current Iranian government. One of the senior party figures from 2003 onwards, she was the coordinator of the office representing Maryam Rajavi. Merrikhi replaced Zohreh Akhyani as the secretary-general in 2017. Merrikhi currently receives the support of 18 co-Secretaries General (including seven former Secretaries General) and three deputies from the organization’s younger generation.[1]
In 2017, Merrikhi was elected as Secretary General for the People's Mujahedin.
Party regulations stipulate that secretaries general are elected for a two-year term The election process comprises three stages:[1]