Cr. Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM GAICD

Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, CO-Founder of Zahra Foundation Australia

Arman Abrahimzadeh became an anti-domestic violence campaigner after losing his mother to domestic violence in March 2010. Together with his sisters Atena and Anita, in September 2015 they founded Zahra Foundation Australia in their mum’s honour, an organisation that provides financial literacy and economic empowerment for women fleeing abusive homes. He is an ambassador for Our Watch and currently serves as the City of Adelaide’s Deputy Lord Mayor. 

A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design, Arman currently works as a project manager for the South Australian Housing Authority. He was the 2016 SA Young Australian of the Year and in 2018 he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his efforts in tackling family and domestic violence.

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