Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani | |
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Chairman of the City Council of Tehran | |
In office 23 August 2017 – 4 August 2021 | |
Deputy | Ebrahim Amini |
Preceded by | Mehdi Chamran |
Succeeded by | Mehdi Chamran |
Member of the City Council of Tehran | |
In office 23 August 2017 – 4 August 2021 | |
Majority | 1,756,086 |
Head of President's Office | |
In office 8 June 1996 – 10 August 1997 | |
President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Preceded by | Hossein Marashi |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Abtahi |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohsen Hashemi Bahramani 24 October 1961 Qom, Imperial State of Iran[1] |
Political party | Executives of Construction Party[1] |
Spouse | Azam Hashempour[2] |
Children | 3[2] |
Parents | |
Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | Polytechnique Montréal |
Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: محسن هاشمی رفسنجانی, born 24 October 1961) is an Iranian politician, academic and engineer who served as a member and was chairman of the City Council of Tehran from 2017 to 2021. He was the deputy director of Iran's Islamic Azad University from 2013 until 2017 and chairman and CEO of Tehran Metro for 13 years. He was the main reformist member candidate for the fourth period of the Tehran city council in 2013 as Tehran Mayor, but lost to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. In 2017, he was elected as a city councilor and later was elected as chairman of the council.