![]() ![]() After obtaining her lawyer’s license in 1992, Dr. She was made a clerk in the court she had once presided over, until she petitioned for early retirement. ![]() She, along with other women judges, was dismissed from that position after the Islamic Revolution in February 1979. She served as president of the city court of Tehran from 1975 to 1979 and was the first Iranian woman to achieve Chief Justice status. Ebadi was one of the first female judges in Iran. She is the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and only the fifth Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in any field.Dr. ![]() Shirin Ebadi, J.D., was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote human rights, in particular, the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran. ![]()
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