Politics based marriages in Iran

Kadivar was born in Fasa,she moved to Tehran to get married. Her spouse is former Minister of Culture of Iran Ata'ollah Mohajerani and they have four children: Mohammad Mohsen (1983), Zahra (1984), Amir Ali (1988), and Sahba (1999). Her brother is well-known Muslim scholar Mohsen Kadivar. She was one of the attendees of the Berlin conference and in November 2000 went on trial for taking part in anti-government and anti-Islamic activities.