Mitra Jalali

Mitra Jalali
President of the Saint Paul City Council
Assumed office
January 10, 2024
Preceded byAmy Brendmoen
Member of the
Saint Paul City Council
from Ward 4
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byRuss Stark[1]
Personal details
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)

Mitra Jalali (born 1986) is the City Council President and the Council Member for Ward 4 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2][3] She became the first Iranian-American elected official in Minnesota when she was elected to the Saint Paul City Council in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ Millsap Rasmussen, Monica (March 13, 2018). "Candidates for Saint Paul Ward 4: Mitra Jalali Nelson on Developing Ward 4's Vacant Areas". Streets MN. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ward 4 - Councilmember Mitra Jalali | Saint Paul Minnesota". stpaul.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ "New St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali shares goals for historic council". MPR News. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ Ansari, Hibah (2022-12-23). "Iranian Minnesotans call attention to political uprisings in Iran". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-10.