Publish Date: 8 November 2021 - 15:29

Tehran, IRNA -- Mother of Iran's environment, Mahlagha Mallah, passed away on Monday at the age of 104.

Mallah was born on 21 September 1917, devoted her life to raising awareness of environmental issues in Iran.

Mother of Iran's environment as an environmental activist founded the Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution.

Mallah was born in 1917, in Karvansara-ye-Abbasi, during a family trip from Tehran to Mashhad.

Mallah received her Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and pedagogical sciences, and in 1958 and became one of the program’s first alumni to receive a Master’s degree in sociology.

From 1963 to 1964, she corresponded with a Sorbonne University professor and then went on to obtain a Ph.D. grant at that university. After receiving her Ph.D. in social sciences, she returned to Iran in 1968.

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