She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in Lancashire from 2015 to 2019, and also served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 2017 to 2019.

They left the country after the 1979 Iranian Revolution during which her family home and spinning mill business were seized by the new government.

[6][7][8] Ghiassi began her legal career at city law firm Slaughter and May, where she trained, and qualified as a commercial property solicitor.

[6][9] After having children, she decided to become part-time and left Bevan Brittan to work as a director for her family's commercial property business Tustin Developments Ltd in Lancashire.

[11][12][13] Kennedy unsuccessfully contested the 2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary, and was on the longlist for selection in the Mid Worcestershire constituency.

[14][15] In 2014, Kennedy was elected as councillor for the Marshalwick South ward of St Albans City and District Council.

[16] She had previously been the chairwoman of the party in St. Albans but resigned in 2009 after a failed attempt to deselect local MP Anne Main over her parliamentary expenses.

[21] Following the 2017 general election, Kennedy was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Prime Minister Theresa May.

In April 2019, Kennedy was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care.