Mehdi Chamran

Mehdi Chamran
Mehdi Chamran
Chairman of the City Council of Tehran
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 5 August 2021
Deputy	Parviz Sorouri
Preceded by	Mohsen Hashemi
	In office; 3 September 2014 – 22 August 2017
Deputy	Morteza Talaie
Preceded by	Ahmad Masjed-Jamei
Succeeded by	Mohsen Hashemi
	In office; 29 April 2003 – 3 September 2013
Deputy	Hassan Bayadi
Preceded by	Mohammad Atrianfar
Succeeded by	Ahmad Masjed-Jamei
Member of the City Council of Tehran
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 5 August 2021
	In office; 29 April 2003 – 22 August 2017
Personal details
Born	9 September 1941(age 82); Tehran,Imperial State of Iran
Political party	Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces; Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
Alma mater	University of Tehran
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Irregular Warfare Headquarters
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

Mehdi Chamran Save'ei(Persian:مهدی چمران;born 9 September 1941) is an Iranian architect andconservativepolitician who currently holds office as the chairman of theCity Council of Tehran.

Early life and education

Chamran is the brother ofMostafa Chamran.^[1]They were both members of the "RedShiism",a radical group that was founded by Mostafa in the US in 1965.^[2]

Career

Chamran served as the head of Iran's external intelligence. He was among those who contributed to the Iran's nuclear development program from the start.^[3]He was the chairman of theCity Council of Tehran^[4]from 2003 to 2013. He received the most votes from the Tehrani electorate in three of the elections he was elected in, in2003,2006and2013.^{[citation needed]}

A major supporter ofMahmoud Ahmadinejadduring his mayorship,^[5]Chamran turned towardsMohammad Bagher Ghalibafand his supporters duringthe 2006 elections,^[6]which resulted in a three-way split ofthe third Tehran councilbetween the two conservative factions andreformist candidates.Comparatively, the second council only consisted of conservative members and the first council mostly of reformist members.^{[citation needed]}

References

^Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack (2008).Shiʻite Lebanon: transnational religion and the making of national identities.Columbia University Press.p. 171.ISBN 978-0-231-14426-1.
^Barsky, Yehudit (May 2003)."Hizballah"(PDF).The American Jewish Committee.Archived fromthe original(Terrorism Briefing)on 29 October 2013.Retrieved5 August2013.
^Jesper, William F. (31 August 2009)."No state sponsors, no terror".The New American.Retrieved5 August2013.
^"Imam Musa Sadr Was Imam Khomeini's Right Hand in Arab Countries".AhlulBayt News Agency.8 March 2011.Retrieved15 March2011.
^Gheissari, Ali (2009).Contemporary Iran: economy, society, politics.Oxford University Press.p. 284.ISBN 978-0-19-537849-8.
^Naji, Kasra (2008).Ahmadinejad: the secret history of Iran's radical leader.I.B. Tauris.p. 62.ISBN 978-1-84511-636-1.

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Civic offices
Preceded by Ahmad Masjed-Jamei	Chairman of theCity Council of Tehran 2014–2017	Succeeded by Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by Mohammad Atrianfar	Chairman of theCity Council of Tehran 2003–2013	Succeeded by Ahmad Masjed-Jamei
Preceded by Sedigheh Vasmaghi	Spokesperson of theCity Council of Tehran 2003–2007	Succeeded by Khosrow Daneshjou
Honorary titles
Preceded by Abdollah Nouri	Most-voted Councilor ofTehran 2003,2006and2013	Succeeded by Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani

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[1] Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack (2008).Shiʻite Lebanon: transnational religion and the making of national identities.Columbia University Press.p. 171.ISBN 978-0-231-14426-1.

[2] Barsky, Yehudit (May 2003)."Hizballah"(PDF).The American Jewish Committee.Archived fromthe original(Terrorism Briefing)on 29 October 2013.Retrieved5 August2013.

[3] Jesper, William F. (31 August 2009)."No state sponsors, no terror".The New American.Retrieved5 August2013.

[4] "Imam Musa Sadr Was Imam Khomeini's Right Hand in Arab Countries".AhlulBayt News Agency.8 March 2011.Retrieved15 March2011.

[5] Gheissari, Ali (2009).Contemporary Iran: economy, society, politics.Oxford University Press.p. 284.ISBN 978-0-19-537849-8.

[6] Naji, Kasra (2008).Ahmadinejad: the secret history of Iran's radical leader.I.B. Tauris.p. 62.ISBN 978-1-84511-636-1.

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