Born: 1945, Iran
Died: Unknown
Country most active: Iran, Canada
Also known as: NA
The following was written by Nina Baker and is excerpted from the book From Alchemy to Transport Phenomena: A Global History of Women in Chemical Engineering.
Edinburgh’s first female graduate in Chemical Engineering, Iranian Azar Besharat Moayeri (b1945) attended an English boarding school and then graduated from Edinburgh in Chemical Engineering in 1967. She worked for the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) of Iran, at a time when that nation was developing its own petrochemical industry. In 1981, she moved to Canada with her family, where she set up her family business making Canada’s first natural wax products, Parissa, which is still running.