Claim: Farrokhroo Parsa was a former Minister of Education who preceded Parviz Natel-Khanlari, an Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, researcher, politician and professor at Tehran University.
Evidence: She served as Minister of Education of Iran under Amir Abbas Hoveida and was the first female cabinet minister of an Iranian government. Parviz Natel-Khanlari Parviz Natel Khanlari (Persian: پرویز ناتل خانلری‎; March 20, 1914 – August 23, 1990) was an Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, researcher, politician and professor at Tehran University.