Mehdi Chamran
Iranian architect and conservative politician
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Mehdi Chamran Savehi (Persian: مهدی چمران ساوهای; born 9 September 1941) is an Iranian architect and principlist politician who currently holds office as the chairman of the City Council of Tehran.
Mehdi Chamran | |
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مهدی چمران | |
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| Chairman of the City Council of Tehran | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2021 | |
| In office 29 April 2003 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1941 |
| Party | Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Branch/service | Irregular Warfare Headquarters |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Early life and education
Chamran is the brother of Mostafa Chamran.[1] They were both members of the "Red Shiism", 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 the City 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, in 2003, 2006 and 2013.[citation needed]
A major supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his mayorship,[5] Chamran turned towards Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his supporters during the 2006 elections,[6] which resulted in a three-way split of the third Tehran council between the two conservative factions and reformist candidates. Comparatively, the second council only consisted of conservative members and the first council mostly of reformist members.[citation needed]
