| Mayor of Tabriz | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Iraj Shahin Baher since November 4, 2017 | |
| Residence | Saat Hall |
| Appointer | City Council |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Homayun Vali |
| Formation | 1908 |
| Website | http://www.tabriz.ir |
Tabriz is a city authority lies with the mayor, who is elected by a municipal board. The municipal board (City Council) is periodically elected by the city residents. Saat Hall is used as the municipal central office or city hall and municipality meeting take part there. Municipality history in Iran begins in Tabriz from 1908 when Sardar Homayun Vali Qaem selected as the first mayor in Tabriz. Here is the list of mayors of the city from the beginning of municipality in Tabriz (Geri gory Calendar, Iranian Calendar), many of which are notable singers from the 1980s:
Mayors appointed
- Sardar Homayun Vali Qasem (1908)
- Hadj Seied Ghafar Nazemol Elalat (1908-1910)
- Hadj Seif (1910-1911)
- Rafee Od-Dowla (1912-1914)
- Esmail Azaam Afkham-o Almolk (1914-1917)
- Yahya Diba (1917)
- Rafih Amin (1917)
- Hadj Seif (1917-1918)
- Ahmad Khan Mashayeki (1918-1920)
- Mirza Bolori (1920-1925)
- Ahmad Neysari (1925-1930)
- Sedgh-o Alsoltan (1930)
- Nasrollah Filsufzadeh (1930-1932)
- Kazem Edalat (1932-1936)
- Mohammad Ali Khan Tarbiyat (1936-1940)
- Jalaledin Keyhan (1940-1944)
- Hosein-qoli Jalili (1944-1948)
- Alamir Mir Mostefa (1948-1956)
- Mahmud Khan Ghaffari (1956-1960)
- Morteza Amin (1960-1970)
- Abulghasem Jahanghiri (1970)
- Abdol Hamid Hakimi (1970)
- Mohammad Hadi (1970)
- Abdollah Sarreshtehdar (1970)
- Aliasghar Khan Etesam (1970-1972)
- Esmail Khan Bahadori (1972-1973)
- Golamreza Elhami (1973-1974)
- Eqbal Azar (1974)
- Atash Bayat Maku (1974-1976)
- Hamid Varasteh (1976-1980)
- Hasan Shahidi (1980)
- Majid Eqtesadkhah (1980)
- Mohammad-sadeq Pashmineh (1980-1982)
- Esmail Qadari (1982-1984)
- Mir-vali Mousavi (1984)
- Mosen Ezati (1984)
- Mir Taher Mousavi (1984-1986)
- Feridoun Darvishzadeh (1986-1996)
- Mohammad Ashraf-nia (1996-1998)
- Ebadollah Fathollahi (1998)
Mayors elected by City Council
| # | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Hossein Farhangpour | 1998 | 2001 |
| 53 | Ehtesham Hajipour | 2001 | 2006 |
| 54 | Alireza Navin | 2006 | 2013 |
| (Acting) | Hossein Akbari | 2013 | 2013 |
| 55 | Sadegh Najafi-Khazarlou | 2013 | 2017 |
| 56 | Iraj Shahin Baher | 2017 | incumbent |
See also
- Tabriz
- Timeline of Tabriz
- List of mayors of Tehran
- List of mayors of Shiraz