Jamshid "Jimmy" Delshad ( fa, جمشید دلشاد) is an Iranian-American politician in the state of California. He became

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on March 21, 2007 when he was sworn in by Fred Hayman, and again on March 16, 2010. He is the first Iranian-American to hold public office in Beverly Hills.

Biography

Delshad was born to a Jewish family in

Neyriz Neyriz ( fa, نی‌ریز, also Romanized as Neyrīz and Nīrīz) is the capital city of Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 113.291. The name is also used for the district in which it is situated and for ...

. He left Iran in 1959 and came to the United States with his brothers. He studied at the

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and received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge. 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

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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"
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'', 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"
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'', March 16, 2010.

References

External links

Official Campaign Website

Iranian Jew poised to become mayor of Beverly Hills
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