Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani-once a young refugee fleeing post-revolution Iran-is now poised to become the first woman to lead the Church of England as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Born in Isfahan in 1966, Guli's early life was steeped in faith and upheaval.
Her father, Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, was the Anglican Bishop in Iran and a prominent Christian figure during a time of political unrest.
When the Islamic Revolution swept across the nation in 1979, it forced the family into exile after surviving an assassination attempt that wounded her mother.
