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Mayor Of Tehran
The Mayor of Tehran is an elected politician who, along with the City Council of Tehran, City Council of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 2 September 2021, Alireza Zakani is the mayor of Tehran. Previously, the position was held by Pirouz Hanachi, who held office for three years. List Pre-1979 Mayors appointed by Interior Minister Mayors elected by City Association Post-1979 Mayors appointed by Interior Minister Mayors elected by City Council See also * List of mayors of Shiraz * List of mayors of Tabriz * List of members of City Council of Tehran * Tehran#Politics, Politics of Tehran * Timeline of Tehran References {{Mayors of Tehran Mayors of Tehran, * Lists of mayors of places in Iran, Tehran Tehran-related lists, Mayors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Zakani
Alireza Zakani (, born 3 March 1966) is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, conservative politician, current List of mayors of Tehran, mayor of Tehran since 2021 and ''Special Representative of the President of Iran in Affairs of Management of Social Damages in Tehran City'' since 2023. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from 2004 to 2016 and also from 2020 to 2021. He owns Jahan News website and ''Panjereh'' Weekly. He announced runs for presidency in 2013 Iranian presidential election, 2013 and 2017 Iranian presidential election, 2017 but was disqualified by Guardian Council both times. He was a candidate for the 2021 Iranian presidential election, 2021 presidential election, but withdrew in favour of Ebrahim Raisi. Zakani was also a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, before also withdrawing, calling on Saeed Jalili and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to come to a unity agreement on a single conservative candidate. Life Alireza Zakani was born on 3 March 1966 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziaeddin Shademan
Ziaeddin Shademan (; November 27, 1923 – March 12, 2009) was an Iranian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. See also *List of mayors of Tehran The Mayor of Tehran is an elected politician who, along with the City Council of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 2 September 2021, Alireza Zakani is the mayor of Tehran. Previously, the position was held ... References 1923 births 2009 deaths Iranian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Iran Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Iranian sportsmen 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Basketball players from Tehran {{Iran-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Iranian Local Elections
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Iranian Local Elections
Local elections were held in Iran on 15 October 1976 to elect the members of 435 municipal councils, 162 city and town councils, and 238 regional educational councils. They were the first local elections to be held during rule of the one-party state under the Resurgence Party. References 1976 in Iran 1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ... October 1976 in Asia {{Iran-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Iranian Local Elections
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a Metapolitefsi, parliamentary republic and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Iranian Local Elections
The third local elections in Iran were held on 3 October 1972 to elect the members of city and town municipal councils. As expected, the New Iran Party overtook the People's Party to win 80% of the vote. Out of 3,786 seats nationwide, they won 3,246. People's Party won only 1.5% of total votes in Tehran, while in the provinces New Iran Party had more than 90% of the popular vote. Results References 1972 in Iran 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ... October 1972 in Asia {{Iran-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Iranian Local Elections
The second local elections in Iran, and the first to elect the members of provincial and township councils (''Anjoman''), were held in September 1970. 960 seats for 150 councils were up for election. Results According to Rouhollah K. Ramazani, New Iran Party gained more than 60% of the votes and 300 out of 960 seats while Dishon ''et al'' reported the number of seats won by each party as the following: By Province References 1970 elections in Iran 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ... September 1970 in Asia {{Iran-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurgence Party
The Party of Resurrection of the Iranian Nation (), or simply the Rastakhiz Party (), was Iran's sole legal political party from 2 March 1975 until 1 November 1978, founded by Mohammad Reza Shah. History Founded under the government of Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda, the party has been blamed by some with contributing to the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy by antagonizing formerly apolitical Iranians with its compulsory membership and dues (taxes), and general interference in the political, economic, and religious concerns of people's lives. Established along with the party was a youth wing—''Rastakhiz Youth''—which Hoveyda referred to as "the instrument of Iran's development". Through this youth wing and a special task force of the party, Rastakhiz embarked upon a large-scale anti-profiteering campaign directed against the ''bazaari'' merchants, who were soon identified as "enemies of the state". In October 1975, the Shah, referring to this campaign as a "cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gholamreza Nikpey
Gholam-Reza Nikpey (غلامرضا نیکپی), also Nikpay (1927 – 11 April 1979) was deputy prime minister of Iran and Mayor of Tehran. He became List of mayors of Tehran, Mayor of Tehran in 1969, succeeding Javad Shahrestani. Prior to that, he had served as Iran's Minister of Housing from 1966 to 1969. During his tenure as the Housing Minister, an earthquake rocked the Province of Khorasan, causing mass destruction. He was in charge of rebuilding. It turned out to be one of the best rebuilding projects in the country's history. In 1977, he was appointed to the Iranian Senate by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah. He was executed on 11 April 1979 on the orders of a revolutionary tribunal, apparently without legal representation or a chance to defend himself. Nikpey is one of the victims listed in the 13 March 1980 Amnesty International report. International human rights organizations have drawn attention to reports indicating that the Islamic Republic's authorities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Iranian Local Elections
The first ever local elections in Iran were held in 1968, to elect the members of city and town municipal councils (''Anjoman''). The elections were scheduled for the beginning of May, however after being delayed several times, it started on 4 October 1968 for 175 local councils. The result was a victory for the Iran Novin Party, New Iran Party. According to Dilip Hiro, 90% of the voters in Tehran abstained, a way to mildly express dissent. Results Out of 173 councils up for election, the results for 7 cities were annulled, including Sanandaj, Mehriz, Nahavand and Khansar, Iran, Khansar. The Iran Novin Party, New Iran Party managed to gain majority in 148 councils and in 115 of them, it won all of the seats (including the capital, Tehran). People's Party (Iran), People's Party came up second, gaining control of 12 councils while the Pan-Iranist Party won in 2 councils, in Shushtar and in Khorramshahr. Non-partisan candidates shaped the majority in 4 cities, including Dehloran, Ami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Novin Party
The Iran Novin Party () was a royalist political party in Iran and the country's ruling party for more than a decade, controlling both Cabinet of Iran, cabinet and the Parliament of Iran, parliament from 1964 to 1975. The People's Party (Iran), People's Party was regarded as its main opposition. The party was "indistinguishable from the state", i.e. a party of power, with no coherent ideology or agenda. It was the main reason to deny opportunities to seek a popular following through nationalist or socialist appeals, although its pragmatism and opportunism were advantageous in recruiting. It comprised technocrats and former civil servants; supported the Court (probably having been initiated by it), identifying with the policies of Mohammad Reza Shah, the Shah and self-proclaimed its role as "guardian" of the White Revolution (''Pāsdār-e Enqelāb''). This party was active from 1963 to 1975. In 1975, the Shah ordered the dissolution of all parties. According to the order of Moham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
