Effat Shariati

She was born in Kerman, and from the earlier years of Iran's Islamic Revolution she started cultural and political works.

During the Iran–Iraq War she was the writer of war-related programs on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the official TV and radio station.

She was also the representative of Iran at the Asia ministers and MPs women's conference in Sillan for 2 years.

[citation needed] Her son Mahmood Ahmadi Afzadi was the president of The News University in Iran.

Masood Ahmadi Afzadi, her second son is the head of IRIB TV5[2] (Tehran's official TV channel).