Alireza Zakani

Alireza Zakani
Zakani in 2021
Mayor of Tehran
Assumed office
2 September 2021
Preceded byPirouz Hanachi
President of the Majlis Research Center
In office
22 July 2020 – 14 August 2021
Preceded byKazem Jalali
Succeeded byBabak Negahdari
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
27 May 2020 – 14 August 2021
ConstituencyQom
Majority190,422 (59.00%)
In office
28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority327,818 (29.10%)
Personal details
Born (1966-03-03) 3 March 1966
Shahr-e Rey, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partySociety of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution[1]
Other political
affiliations		United Front of Principlists
Spouse(s)Masoumeh Pakatchi
Children3
Parent(s)Hossein Zakani (father)
Fatemeh Karandabi (mother)
Alma materTehran University of Medical Sciences
WebsiteZakani's official website
Military service
AllegianceRevolutionary Guards
Branch/serviceBasij
Years of service1979–2004
Unit27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division[1]
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War  (WIA)

Alireza Zakani (Persian: علیرضا زاکانی‎, born 3 March 1966 in Shahr-e Rey[2][3]) is an Iranian conservative[1] politician and current mayor of Tehran. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from 2004 to 2016 and also from 2020 to 2021. He owns Jahan News website and Panjereh Weekly.[4]

He announced ran for presidency in 2013 and 2017 but was disqualified by Guardian Council both times. He was a candidate for the 2021 presidential election, but withdrew in favour of Ebrahim Raisi.

Life

Alireza Zakani was born in 1965 in the Khorasan Square neighborhood of Tehran and spent his childhood and adolescence in the same area. Zakani's grandfather (on his mother's side) is a resident of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province. His maternal grandfather was from Kashan and his paternal ancestors also lived in the northern villages of Tehran. His father was Hossein Zakani, one of the heroes of Tehran and the Shahr-e Rey region, who was responsible for holding Gholamreza Takhti's anniversary for 28 years.[5]

References
  1. Donovan, Marie; Melvin, Ryan; Pendleton, Caitlin (2 July 2017), "Iranian President and Parliament at Odds Over Nuke Deal", Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute, retrieved 2 July 2017 – via Newsweek
  2. "بیوگرافی 7 نامزد تایید صلاحیت شده انتخابات ریاست جمهوری | خبرگزاری فارس". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "نگاهی به زندگینامه و فعالیت‌های زاکانی". ایسنا (in Persian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "The Quintessential Conservative", Iranian Diplomacy, 11 January 2014, retrieved 2 July 2017
  5. The complete biography and records of Dr. Alireza Zakani were published jahannews.com Retrieved 15 July 2021
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