The Mayor of Tehran is an elected politician who, along with the Tehran’s City Council of 31 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 17 September 2005, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian President.
List
Mayors appointed by Ministers of Interior
- Dr. Khalil-Khan Saghafi Alam-Edoleh (1908–1910)
- Mirza Abbaskhan Mohandes Bashi Hodud (1910–1913)
- Ebrahim-Khan Yomn-Olsaltaneh Monaghah (1914–1920)
- Seyed Zia-Edin Tabatabai (1920–1923)
Mayors appointed by Governors
Before Revolution
- Bozaar Jomehri (1923–1934)
- Gholi Hooshmand (1934–1938)
- Ghasem Soor-Esrafil (1938–1940)
- Ali Asghar Foruzan (1940–1941)
- Mostafa Gholi Ram (1941)
- Mohammad Sajjadi (1941–1942)
- Mehdi Emadolsaltaneh (1942–1943)
- Fazlollah Bahrami (1943)
- Abbasgholi Golshaeeyan (1943–1944)
- Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj (1944–1945)
- Mahmood Nariman (1945)
- Mehdi Mashayekhi (1945–1947)
- Mohammad Khalatbari (1947)
- Hesamedin Dolatabadi (1947–1949)
- Mohammad Mehran (1949–1950)
- Mehdi Namdar (1950–1951)
- Arsalan Khalatbari (1951)
- Mohammad Mehran (1951–1952)
- Nostratollah Amini (1952–1953)
- Mohsen Nasr (1953)
- Mohammad-Ali Saffari (1953–1954)
- Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj (1954–1955)
- Nosratollah Montasser (1955)
- Mahmoud Davaloo (1957–1958)
- Mousa Maham (1958–1959)
- Nasser Zolfaghari (1959–1960)
- Fathollah Forood (1960–1961)
- Mohsen Nasr (1961–1962)
- Ahmad Nafisi (1962–1963)
- Ali Akbar Tavana (1963)
- Ziaedin Shadman (1963–1965)
- Mohandes Taghi Sarlak (1965–1967)
- Mohammad-Ali Saffari (1967)
- Manouchehr Pirooz (1967–1968)
- Javad Shahrestani (1968–1969)
- Gholamreza Nikpey (1969–1977)
- Javad Shahrestani (1977–1979)
After Revolution
Mayors elected by City Council
Khalil Khan Saghfi, first Mayor of Tehran
See also
