The Islamic City Council of Tabriz () is the elected

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that presides over the city of

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, elects the Mayor of Tabriz, and budgets of the Municipality of Tabriz. The council is composed of twenty-one members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting in odd-numbered years. In the last

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between

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and

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won the most seats.

Members

Current members (2021- continues)

Chairman of Council: Rasoul Barghi

5th term (2017–2021)

Chairman of Council: Shahram Dabiri

4th term (2013–2017)

Officers: *Chairman of Council: Shahram Dabiri

References

Notes

# Were ousted because of corruption # Were replaced alternate members

External links

Islamic City Council of Tabriz
, the council's website (in Persian) {{coord missing, East Azerbaijan Province Government of Tabriz Buildings and structures in Tabriz

1999 establishments in Iran