Jamshid "Jimmy" Delshad ( fa, جمشید دلشاد) is an

Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...

politician in the state of California. He became

Mayor of Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, California was incorporated January 24, 1914. The City Council members of Beverly Hills are elected by the voters. The rotating positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor are selected by the City Council from among themselves. The following ...

on March 21, 2007 when he was sworn in by Fred Hayman, and again on March 16, 2010. He is the first

to hold public office in Beverly Hills.

Biography

Delshad was born to a Jewish family in Neyriz. He left Iran in 1959 and came to the United States with his brothers. He studied at the University of Minnesota and received his bachelor's degree from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

. He started a technology company in 1978.

Political career

In 1998 he became the first

Persian Jew Persian Jews or Iranian Jews ( fa, یهودیان ایرانی, ''yahudiān-e-Irāni''; he, יהודים פרסים ''Yəhūdīm Parsīm'') are the descendants of Jews who were historically associated with the Persian Empire, whose successor s ...

to be elected as president of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles' oldest and largest Conservative congregation. In 2003 he was elected to the Beverly Hills city council, and became mayor in 2007.Kevin West
"The Persian Conquest"
'' W'', July 2009 (retrieved October 14, 2009).Amy Klein
"The Sinai Century"
'' Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles'', May 18, 2006. On March 16, 2010, Delshad began his second one-year term as mayor of Beverly Hills.Martha Groves
"Jimmy Delshad to serve as Beverly Hills mayor for second time"
'' Los Angeles Times'', March 16, 2010.

References

External links

Official Campaign Website

Iranian Jew poised to become mayor of Beverly Hills
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delshad, Jimmy American people of Iranian-Jewish descent Iranian emigrants to the United States California State University, Northridge alumni Living people University of Minnesota alumni People from Shiraz Iranian Jews American Mizrahi Jews Jewish American people in California politics Mayors of Beverly Hills, California Jewish mayors of places in the United States 1940 births American politicians of Iranian descent 21st-century American Jews