Sowlat Mortazavi
Sowlat Mortazavi (Persian: صولت مرتضوی, born 5 May 1955) is an Iranian conservative politician and the former Mayor of Mashhad. He was elected as the Mayor by the City Council by 19 votes on 20 September 2013 and sworn in on 1 October.[2] Before that, he was under-secretary in Politics of Ministry of Interior during Mostafa Mohammad Najjar's time as Interior Minister. He was also Mayor of Birjand from 1990 to 1999.[3]
Sowlat Mortazavi | |
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| Mayor of Mashhad | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 1 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Pejman |
| Succeeded by | Ghasem Taghizadeh-Khamesi |
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| Born | 5 May 1955 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution[1] |
He was appointed as head of Country's Election Headquarters on 17 May 2011.[4] On 20 June 2017, he was suspended from his position as Mayor of Mashhad and all political offices by administrative justice court after he prevented from auditing in the municipality.[5]
References
- Samii, Abbas W. (Winter 2005), "The Changing Landscape of Party Politics in Iran—A Case Study" (PDF), Journal of the European Society for Iranian Studies (1): 53–62
- صولت مرتضوی شهردار مشهد شد؛ پژمان به تهران آمد
- سیدصولت مرتضوی، از بخشداری زادگاهش تا شهرداری مشهد
- سیدصولت مرتضوی رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. Aftab News Agency (in Persian). 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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| Preceded by Kamran Daneshjoo |
Head of Country's Election Headquarters 2012 legislative election 2013 presidential election |
Succeeded by Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi |
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