Rahmatollah Hafezi () is an Iranian
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
politician who currently serves as a member of the
City Council of Tehran
The Islamic City Council of Tehran () is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.
The council is composed ...
and president of its commission of health, environment, and city services.
He previously held office as the
vice minister of health for development & resource management between September 2005 and January 2010, as well as head of
Social Security Organization
The Social Security Organization (SSO) is a social insurance, social insurance organization in Iran which provides coverage of wage-earners and salaried workers as well as voluntary coverage of self-employed persons. In 1975, the laws Social Se ...
.
Hafezi, who entered the council in 2013 with
Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
The Front of Islamic Revolution Stability (, also translated Persevering Front, Endurance Front and Steadfast Front) is an Iranian principlist political group described as " extreme end of the fundamentalist camp" and "Iran’s most right-wing p ...
support,
in August 2016 openly exonerated himself from the party and said that he is non-partisan.
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1964 births
Living people
Vice ministers of Iran
Iranian rehabilitation physicians
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians
Tehran Councillors 2013–2017
Iranian politicians who have crossed the floor