Mohammad-Ali Afshani
Mohammad-Ali Afshani | |
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| Mayor of Tehran | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 17 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
| Succeeded by | Pirouz Hanachi |
| Governor of Fars Province | |
| In office 17 July 2015 – 13 September 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ahmadi |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Tabadar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran |
| Political party | National Trust Party |
Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Afshani (Persian: سید محمدعلی افشانی; born 1960 in Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) is an Iranian politician who was the mayor of Tehran from May to November 2018. Afshani was elected Mayor by the Islamic City Council of Tehran on 13 May 2018, with 19 out of 21 votes in favor, succeeding the interim mayor Samiollah Hosseini Makarem on 16 May. He was previously the governor of Fars Province from 17 July 2015 to 13 September 2017.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tehran City Council Elects New Reformist Mayor", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 13 March 2018, retrieved 18 May 2018