Alireza Zakani
Alireza Zakani | |
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علیرضا زاکانی | |
.jpg) Zakani in 2021 | |
| Special Representative to the President for Affairs of Management of Social Damages in Tehran | |
| Assumed office 2 August 2023 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting) Masoud Pezeshkian |
| 47th Mayor of Tehran | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pirouz Hanachi |
| President of the Majlis Research Center | |
| In office 22 July 2020 – 14 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kazem Jalali |
| Succeeded by | Babak Negahdari |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 27 May 2020 – 14 August 2021 Serving with Ahmad Amirabadi and Mojtaba Zonnour | |
| Constituency | Qom |
| Majority | 190,422 (59.00%) |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 327,818 (29.10%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1966 Shahr-e Rey, Iran |
| Political party | Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution[1] |
| Other political affiliations | United Front of Principlists |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse | Masoumeh Pakatchi |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Hossein Zakani (father) Fatemeh Karandabi (mother) |
| Alma mater | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Zakani's official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Revolutionary Guards |
| Branch/service | Basij |
| Years of service | 1979–2004 |
| Unit | 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division[1] |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War (WIA) |
Alireza Zakani (Persian: علیرضا زاکانی, born 3 March 1966) is an Iranian conservative[1] politician, current 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.[2]
He announced runs for presidency in 2013 and 2017 but was disqualified by Guardian Council both times. He was a candidate for the 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
[edit]Alireza Zakani was born on 3 March 1966 in the Khorasan Square neighborhood of Tehran and spent his childhood and adolescence in the same area.[3][4] Zakani's grandfather (on his mother's side) is a resident of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province. His maternal grandfather was from Kashan and his paternal ancestors also lived in the northern villages of Tehran. His father was Hossein Zakani, one of the heroes of Tehran and the Shahr-e Rey region, who was responsible for holding Gholamreza Takhti's anniversary for 28 years.[5]
Islamic Consultative Assembly
[edit]Zakani has been elected as the representative of the people of Qom city in the eleventh period of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) since 2020, and he has the record as the head of the special committee in order to investigate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.[6]
Margins
[edit]Exactly three days after Zakani was appointed mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Saleh Meftah by creating a campaign under the title "Request for annulment of the decree of the mayor of Tehran" sued him and asked the interior minister to overturn this illegal ruling.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Donovan, Marie; Melvin, Ryan; Pendleton, Caitlin (2 July 2017), "Iranian President and Parliament at Odds Over Nuke Deal", Newsweek, American Enterprise Institute, retrieved 2 July 2017
- ^ "The Quintessential Conservative", Iranian Diplomacy, 11 January 2014, retrieved 2 July 2017
- ^ "بیوگرافی 7 نامزد تایید صلاحیت شده انتخابات ریاست جمهوری | خبرگزاری فارس". farsnews.ir. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "نگاهی به زندگینامه و فعالیت‌های زاکانی". ایسنا (in Persian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ The complete biography and records of Dr. Alireza Zakani were published jahannews.com Retrieved 15 July 2021
- ^ Biography of Ali Reza Zakani Retrieved 9 April 2022
- ^ فردا, رادیو (26 September 2021). "شکایت از وزیر کشور به دلیل انتصاب "غیرقانونی" شهردار تهران". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "وزیر کشور ایران احتمال برکناری شهردار تهران را رد کرد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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