Bahar Aminvaziri was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran and attended [Farzanegan School]. She immigrated to Canada in 1998 and studied Chemical Engineering (Environmental Collaborative Option) at [University of Toronto].

Bahar was a contestant in the [City Idol] competition in 2006 and ran in the [2006 Municipal Elections] in Toronto’s Ward 26 but did not get elected.

References

City idol interview

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Sunshine, Fannie. (June 8, 2006) North York Mirror Contestants U of T student wins North York's City Idol. Section: News; page 1.

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