Pirouz Hanachi ( fa, پیروز حناچی; born 11 June 1963) is an Iranian architect,
reformist politician and the former
mayor of Tehran
The Mayor of Tehran is an elected politician who, along with the City Council of 21 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Tehran. Since 2 September 2021, Alireza Zakani is the mayor of Tehran. Previously, the position was held b ...
, succeeding
Mohammad-Ali Afshani
Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Afshani ( fa, سید محمدعلی افشانی; born 1960 in Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) is an Iranian politician who was the mayor of Tehran from May to November 2018. Afshani was elected Mayor by the I ...
.
Hanachi served as deputy mayor for technical and development. He was appointed deputy mayor for urban development and architecture before his appointment as Tehran's mayor.
Early life
Hanachi was born in Tehran in 1963.
He holds a Master of Architecture (1991) and PhD (1999) from the
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...
.
He served as a professor of architecture in the Fine Arts Faculty at the University of Tehran.
Career
Mayor
Tehran's city council appointed Hanachi mayor on 13 November 2018. Winning 11 votes out of 21, Hanachi is the third mayor appointed by the fifth
Islamic City Council of Tehran, and the 14th after the
Islamic Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
in 1979.
He is the third mayor to be elected since reformists swept the city-council elections in May 2017. Initially, his security clearance was delayed, possibly in an attempt to damage his reformist movement.
Electoral history
References
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1964 births
Living people
University of Tehran alumni
University of Tehran faculty
Iranian architects
Iranian Vice Ministers
Mayors of Tehran