"First Female President"

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, looks at her brother, Pedram Faryousefi, a violinist, while preparing to lead the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi is the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, attends to lead the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, shakes hands with her brother, Pedram Faryousefi, a violinist, as she leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi is the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi is the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs under the baton of Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

Paniz Faryousefi is the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. She leads the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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13 November 2025

The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs under the baton of Paniz Faryousefi, the first female symphony orchestra conductor since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2025. Paniz Firouzi is the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Prior to her, there are efforts to appoint women to this position, but none come to fruition.

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