List of mayors of Tehran
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The Mayor of Tehran
is an elected politician who, along with the Tehran’s City Council
of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 17 September 2005, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the current Iranian President
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Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
is an elected politician who, along with the Tehran’s City Council
City Council of Tehran
The City Council of Tehran is the elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the Mayor of Tehran, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.The council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms...
of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 17 September 2005, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the current Iranian President
President of Iran
The President of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in, and the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; although subordinate to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state...
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Mayors appointed by Ministers of Interior
- Dr. Khalil-Khan Saghfi Alam-Edoleh (1908–1910)
- Mirza Abbaskhan Mohandes Bashi Hodud (1910–1913)
- Ebrahim-Khan Yomn-Olsaltaneh Monaghah (1914–1920)
- Seyed Zia-Edin Tabatabai (1920–1923)
Mayors appointed by Governors
- General Bozaar Jomehri (1923–1934)
- General Gholi Hooshmand (1934–1938)
- Ghasem Soor-Esrafil (1938–1940)
- Ali Asghar Foruzan (1940–1941)
- Mostafa Gholi Ram (1941)
- Mohammad Sadjadi (1941–1942)
- Seyed Mehdi Emadolsaltaneh (1942–1943)
- Fazlollah Bahrami (1943)
- Abbasgholi Golshaeeyan (1943–1944)
- Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj (1944–1945)
- Mahmood Nariman (1945)
- Mehdi Mashayekhi (1945–1947)
- Dr. Mohammad Khalatbari (1947)
- Hesamedin Dolatabadi (1947–1949)
- Mohammad Mehran (1949–1950)
- Dr. Mehdi Namdar (1950–1951)
- Arsalan Khalatbari (1951)
- Mohammad Mehran (1951–1952)
- Nostratollah Amini (1952–1953)
- Mohsen Nasr (1953)
- General Mohammad-Ali Saffari (1953–1954)
- Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj (1954–1955)
- Nosratollah Montasser (1955)
- Timsar Mahmood Davaloo (1957–1958)
- Mousa Maham (1958–1959)
- Nasser Zolfaghari (1959–1960)
- Fathollah Forood (1960–1961)
- Mohsen Nasr (1961–1962)
- Ahmad Nafisi (1962–1963)
- Ali Akbar Tavana (1963)
- Dr. Ziaedin Shademan (1963–1965)
- Mohandes Taghi Sarlak (1965–1967)
- General Mohammad-Ali Saffari (1967)
- Manoochehr Pirooz (1967–1968)
- Javad Shahrestani (1968–1969)
- Gholamreza Nikpey (1969–1977)
- Javad Shahrestan (1977–1979)
- Mohammad Tavasoli (1979–1980)
- Seyed Reza Zavarehi (1980)
- Seyed [amal ol-din Neek Ravesh (1980–1981)
- Gholam-Hossein Deljoo (1981–1982)
- Mohammad Kazem Seyfian (1982–1983)
- Hossein Bonakdar (1983)
- Mohamad Nabi Habibi (1983–1987)
- Seyed Morteza Tabatabaei (1987–1988)
Mayors elected by City Council
| # | Name | Image | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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| 50 | Gholamhossein Karbaschi Gholamhossein Karbaschi Gholamhossein Karbaschi is an Iranian politician who was the Mayor of Tehran from 1989 until 1998. He is considered politically reformist and is a close ally of former president Mohammad Khatami... |
1988 | 1998 | Executives of Construction Party Executives of Construction Party The Executives of Construction Party is a political party in Iran, founded by several members of the cabinet of the then President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani... |
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| 51 | Morteza Alviri Morteza Alviri Morteza Alviri born 1948, is an Iranian politician who served as Mayor of Tehran from 1999 until 2002.-Education:He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran and has a Master's in Management from the State Management Training Center.-Career:During... |
1998 | 2001 | Executives of Construction Party Executives of Construction Party The Executives of Construction Party is a political party in Iran, founded by several members of the cabinet of the then President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani... |
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| 52 | Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani | 2001 | 2002 | Executives of Construction Party Executives of Construction Party The Executives of Construction Party is a political party in Iran, founded by several members of the cabinet of the then President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani... |
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| _ | Mohmmad-Hossein Moghimi (Acting) | 2002 | 2003 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| 53 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | 2003 | 2005 | Abadgaran Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran The Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran , usually shortened to Abadgaran , is an alliance of some right-wing Iranian political parties and organizations. The alliance, mostly active in Tehran, won almost all of Tehran's seats in the Iranian Majlis election of 2004 and the Iranian City and Village... |
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| _ | Ali Sa’idloo (Acting) | 2005 | 2005 | Abadgaran Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran The Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran , usually shortened to Abadgaran , is an alliance of some right-wing Iranian political parties and organizations. The alliance, mostly active in Tehran, won almost all of Tehran's seats in the Iranian Majlis election of 2004 and the Iranian City and Village... |
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| 54 | Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf | 2005 | Incumbent | Islamic Society of Engineers Islamic Society of Engineers The Islamic Society of Engineers or ISE, is a political organization in Iran, a member of the conservative Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran.... |
See also
- TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
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