Pirouz Hanachi

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Pirouz Hanachi
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Acting Mayor of Tehran
Assuming office
18 November 2018
SucceedingMohammad-Ali Afshani
Personal details
Born1964 (age 53–54)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyReformists

Pirouz Hanachi (Persian: پیروز حناچی‎; born in Tehran in 1964) is an Iranian architect, reformist politician and the mayor of Tehran since November 2018, succeeding Mohammad-Ali Afshani.[1][2][3]

Pirouz Hanachi held the position as deputy mayor for technical and development at the municipality. He was appointed as deputy mayor for urban development and architecture before being appointed as Tehran's mayor.[4][5]

Early life and education[edit]

Hanachi was born in Tehran in 1964.[5] He holds a Master of Architecture (1991) and PhD (1999) from the University of Tehran.[6] He had served as a professor of architecture in the Fine Arts Faculty at the University of Tehran.[6]

Mayor of Tehran[edit]

Tehran's city council appointed Hanachi as the new mayor of the Iranian capital city on 13 November 2018. Winning 11 votes on Tuesday election out of 21, Hanachi is the third mayor appointed by the fifth Islamic City Council of Tehran, and the 18th after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. [7] He is the third mayor of Tehran to be elected since reformists swept the city-council elections in May 2017.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tehran City Council Elects Pirouz Hanachi as New Mayor". Iran Front Page. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Iran: Pirouz Hanachi Appointed New Mayor of Tehran". Stratfor. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "New mayor of Tehran appointed". Islamic Republic News Agency. IRNA. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tehran City Council elects new mayor". PressTV. Nov 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "City Council appoints Pirouz Hanachi as Tehran mayor". Mehr News Agency. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Pirooz Hanachi". Archnet. Aug 26, 2013. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "New mayor of Tehran appointed". Islamic Republic News Agency. IRNA. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Tehran City Council Elects Third Mayor In 18 Months". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved Nov 13, 2018.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Mohammad-Ali Afshani
Mayor of Tehran
2018–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent