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Sahebeh Rouhani | |
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صاحبه روحانی | |
Spouse of the president of Iran | |
In role 3 August 2013 – 3 August 2021 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Azam al-Sadat Farahi |
Succeeded by | Jamileh Alamolhoda |
Personal details | |
Born | Sahebeh Arabi 1954 (age 69–70) Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Known for | Spouse of the President of Iran |
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Sahebeh Rouhani (Persian: صاحبه روحانی, née Arabi) is the wife of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.[1] A first cousin of Hassan Rouhani, their marriage was arranged by their parents when she was 14 and he was 20 years old.
Rouhani is the daughter of Abdolazim Arabi and Sareh-Khaton Peyvandi, aunt of Hassan Rouhani. She is married to Hassan Rouhani, her cousin, in 1968.[2] They have 5 children, the eldest of whom died in 1992.[3][4] She does not participate in politics and spends her time engaged in charitable affairs. In July 2014, she started the construction of ten kindergartens.[5]