Shina Ansari
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Shina Ansari | |
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شینا انصاری | |
 Ansari in 2025 | |
| Vice President of Iran Head of Department of Environment | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Preceded by | Ali Salajegheh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Bu-Ali Sina University |
| Occupation | Politician, Environmentalist, academician |
| Profession | PhD in Environmental Management |
Shina Ansari[a] (born 1972) is an Iranian politician and environmentalist and currently Vice President of Iran and the Head of Iran's Department of Environment.[1] She is one of the three female members of the cabinet for President Masoud Pezeshkian.[2]
She has a PhD from the Islamic Azad University within environmental management. Her previous roles and assignments were as follows:
- Advisor at Air Quality Control center at Municipality of Tehran
- Head of Environment and Sustainable Development, Municipality of Tehran
- General Director Bureau of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Monitoring, Iran Department Of Environment
- Deputy of Technical Affairs, Alborz Province Environmental Directorate
- Deputy of Technical Affairs, Tehran Province Environmental Directorate
Shina Ansari was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. She completed her higher education in the field of environmental sciences, earning a PhD in Environmental Management. Her academic focus has been closely aligned with urban environmental challenges, particularly air quality and pollution control. Ansari began her professional career working on environmental issues in Tehran Municipality, where she contributed to developing policies for reducing air pollution in the capital. Her technical background and administrative experience eventually led to her appointment to national-level roles in the Department of Environment.[3]
In 2024, Ansari published a memoir titled Gat-e Marizi (“Step of Illness”), in which she shared her personal experience of living with breast cancer over several years.[4]
