Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nazie Eftekhari


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Neither the OTRS request (which I have read) nor this discussion provides a reason why the article should be deleted. In the absence of such a reason, and this discussion's consensus that the article meets our basic inclusion requirements, it is kept.  Sandstein  10:47, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Nazie Eftekhari

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Nominated on behalf of User:Manzanita22 for the reason of "Ms. Eftekhari does not wish to be featured on wikipedia."  MBisanz  talk 01:11, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Keep: There appear to be two problems with the argument for deletion: (1) there is no way to verify whether the subject has actually expressed an interest for deletion; and (2) that the subject does not wish to be featured on wikipedia is not a basis for deletion. In fact, Wikipedia permits articles for notorious criminals, which those subjects arguably would contest for the same reasons as above. WP:CRIME. On the other hand, there are several reasons favoring keeping the article: the subject is a leading business professional and the recipient of several awards including the 2011 International Immigrant Achievement Award from The International Leadership Institute, Woman of the Year by the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, one of the Twin Cities' Women Changemakers, Small Business Person of the Year, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Award and the Woman of Distinction Award. These are all indicated on her corporate bio: https://www.healthez.com/nazie.html. In addition, the subject is actively involved in foreign policy issues. She is one the spokespersons for the former crown prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/05/alireza-pahlavi-death-iran-shah), is a founder of a non-profit called the Foundation for the Children of Iran along with Pahlavi's wife (http://www.foundationforthechildrenofiran.org/?page_id=1103), is a director of the Iran Democratic Union with Pahlavi (www.facebook.com/events/174520709310424/) and participated at the Iran Democratic Transition Conference (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cistudents1/sets/72157627246226235/). Further, she is a prominent member of the Iranian-American community. She took leading positions in several leading Iranian-American organizations (http://www.paaia.org/CMS/1nazie-eftekhari.aspx and http://www.iranianamericanpac.org/leadership/p_eftekhari.shtml) and has been featured in a passing the torch of success event which highlights individuals identified as the most successful Iranian-Americans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNrVBXXymDE). All of these reasons warrant keeping the article. Kabirat (talk) 11:18, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Comment OTRS agents can confirm the desire for deletion at. This isn't a whim, but I cannot say any more about the contents.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  13:21, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:21, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:22, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran  ( t  •  c ) 03:46, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. The subject of the article easily meets WP:BIO through reliable sources that address her in detail. While Wikipedia takes the desires of its articles' subjects into account when notability is borderline or when the person is a non-public figure (WP:BLPDEL), neither is the case here. Eftekhari is one of the most visible Iranian-American activists. She is founder and CEO of a health care corporation and she created the first preferred provider organization. She serves on a number of boards, regularly receiving awards, giving speeches and interviews. Gobōnobō  + c 18:40, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm seeing a little too much sourcing here for me to consider this borderline with respect to WP:BASIC. --j⚛e deckertalk 07:14, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.