Mostafa Salimi (mayor)

Mostafa Salimi (Persian: مصطفی سلیمی) is an Iranian municipal official who was appointed as the acting Mayor of Tehran on 27 August 2017,[1] an office he held only for hours.[2]

Mostafa Salimi
Acting Mayor of Tehran
In office
27 August 2017
Preceded byMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Succeeded byMohammad-Ali Najafi
Personal details
NationalityIranian

He previously served as the mayor of Tehran's districts 6, 21 and 18.[3][4]

In 2014, he was appointed as a board member of Persepolis F.C.[4] and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the City Council of Tehran in 2017.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tehran City Council Names Caretaker Mayor", Tasnim News Agency, 27 August 2017, 1502807, retrieved 27 August 2017
  2. ^ "Tehran Mayor Takes Office", Financial Tribune, 29 August 2017, 1502807, retrieved 29 August 2017
  3. ^ "Network 2012 1 Application for the District 6 of Municipality of Tehran to become a Member of the International Safe Community Network" (PDF). International Safe Community Certifying Centre (ISCCC). 6 September 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Politics, Revolutionary Guard Corps still interfere in Iranian soccer". Al-Monitor. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Irregular employment increased at the time of Ghalibaf; Salimi tells ILNA". ILNA. 30 April 2017. 483905. Retrieved 27 August 2017.