Sowlat Mortazavi ( fa, صولت مرتضوی, born 5 May 1955) is an Iranian

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

politician and the current

Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare ( fa, وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی پهلوی ) is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Cooperative business, regulation and implementa ...

of Iran. He is former

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for Executive Affairs and also former Supervisor of

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. He is former

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of Mashhad. He was elected as the Mayor by the

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by 19 votes on 20 September 2013 and sworn in on 1 October. Before that, he was under-secretary in Politics of

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during

Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar Mostafa Mohammad Najjar ( fa, مصطفى محمدنجّار, born 2 December 1956) is an Iranian politician and retired IRGC general. He was interior minister of Iran from 2009 to 2013 and minister of defense in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmad ...

's time as Interior Minister. He was also Mayor of Birjand from 1990 to 1999. He was appointed as head of

Country's Election Headquarters The Election Office ( fa, ستاد انتخابات کشور) is the body charged for implementation of election procedures in Iran and is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. List of Heads See also *Elections in Iran * Guardian Council ...

on 17 May 2011. 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.

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