Election Office (Iran)
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| Election commission overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Minister responsible |
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| Election commission executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Interior |
The Election Office (Persian: ستاد انتخابات کشور) is the body charged for implementation of election procedures in Iran and is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior.[1]
List of Heads
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| Date appointed | Name | Elections held | Minister | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mostafa Tajzadeh | 1998 experts 1999 councils 2000 parliament |
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari | Mohammad Khatami |
| 2001 | Morteza Moballegh | 2001 president 2003 councils 2004 parliament 2005 president | ||
| 7 October 2006[2] | Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi | 2006 councils/experts | Mostafa Pourmohammadi | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| 24 November 2007[3] | Alireza Afshar | 2008 parliament | ||
| 16 March 2009[4] | Kamran Daneshjoo | 2009 president | Sadegh Mahsouli | |
| 17 May 2011[5] | Sowlat Mortazavi | 2012 parliament 2013 president/councils |
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar | |
| 12 April 2015[6] | Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi | 2016 parliament/experts | Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | Hassan Rouhani |
| 30 December 2016[7] | Ali-Asghar Ahmadi | 2017 presidential/councils |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Polls close across Iran". Mehr News Agency. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ ثمره هاشمی رییس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian). 7 October 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ افشار رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Tabnak (in Persian). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ کامران دانشجو رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 16 March 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ سیدصولت مرتضوی رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Aftab News Agency (in Persian). 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ مقیمی رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ حکم انتصاب احمدی به عنوان رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور صادر شد. Fars News Agency (in Persian). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2017.