[custom_adv] Dowlatshahi was born in Isfahan on 13 December 1919. However, her family were major land owners based in Kermanshah. She was a daughter of Mohammad Ali Mirza "Meshkout Al Dowleh", majlis member and land owner. She was a member of the Qajar dynasty. [custom_adv] Her mother was Akhtar ol-Mulk, daughter of Hidayat Quli Khan. Mehrangiz was the cousin of Esmat Dowlatshahi, fourth wife of Reza Shah. [custom_adv] Mehrangiz studied in Germany and held a bachelor's degree from Berlin University. She received a PhD in social and political sciences from Heidelberg University. [custom_adv] Dowlatshahi worked at the social services organization and at the organization for support of prisoners. She established Rah-e No (New Way) society, which later became part of the International Women's Syndicate. [custom_adv] The society offered training to women and advocated equal rights for them. She also launched adult literacy programs in southern capital. In 1951, she and woman activist Safeyeh Firouz met Mohammad Reza Shah to discuss the electoral rights of women in homeland. [custom_adv] She was the director of the advisory committee on International Affairs of the Women's Organization of homeland (WOI).In 1973, she was appointed president of the International Council of Women and her term ended in 1976.