The City Council of Tehran is the elected council

City council

A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...

 that presides over the city of Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, elects the Mayor of Tehran, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

.

The council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting in odd-numbered years.

It holds regular meetings on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am (except on holidays or if decided by special resolution not to meet).

Current members

Officers:

• Chairman of Council: Mehdi Chamran
  Mehdi Chamran
  Mehdi Chamran is an Iranian politician and the Chairman of the City Council of Tehran since 2003. He received the most number of votes from the Tehrani electorate in both of the elections he was elected in, in 2003 and 2006....
  
  
• Deputy Chairman of Council: Alireza Dabir
  Alireza Dabir
  Alireza Dabir is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to a severe shoulder...
  
  
• Leader of Miniority: Masoumeh Ebtekar
  Masoumeh Ebtekar
  Masoumeh Ebtekar is an Iranian scientist, journalist and politician. She is currently the director of Peace and Environment Center in Tehran.Ebtekar first achieved fame as the spokeswoman of the students who had occupied the US Embassy in 1979...
  
  

District	Name	Votes
1	Mehdi Chamran Mehdi Chamran Mehdi Chamran is an Iranian politician and the Chairman of the City Council of Tehran since 2003. He received the most number of votes from the Tehrani electorate in both of the elections he was elected in, in 2003 and 2006....	603,766
2	Morteza Talaie Morteza Talaie General Morteza Talaie is an Iranian retired commander of the Police forces. He was appointed as Tehran's Police fiorces commander in 2000 and was commander until he retired in 2005....	539,761
3	Rasoul Khadem Rasoul Khadem Rasul Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who has won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion...	427,097
4	Abbas Sheibani	394,457
5	Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...	384,358
6	Hamzeh Shakib	330,233
7	Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to a severe shoulder...	306,729
8	Parvin Ahmadinejad Parvin Ahmadinejad Parvin Ahmadinejad is an Iranian politician. She is currently a member of City Council of Tehran and is sister of current President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.-Sources:...	242,501
9	Masoumeh Ebtekar Masoumeh Ebtekar Masoumeh Ebtekar is an Iranian scientist, journalist and politician. She is currently the director of Peace and Environment Center in Tehran.Ebtekar first achieved fame as the spokeswoman of the students who had occupied the US Embassy in 1979...	232,959
10	Ahmad Masjed-Jamei Ahmad Masjed-Jamei Ahmad Masjed-Jamei is an Iranian reformist politician, who served as Culture Minister under President Mohammad Khatami from 2000 to 2005, and was elected a Tehran City Councillor in 2006.-Culture Minister:...	216,015
11	Mohammad Ali Najafi Mohammad Ali Najafi Mohammad Ali Najafi is an Iranian politician and university professor in mathematics. He was Minister of Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi and after that Minister of Education...	215,780
12	Masoume Abad	201,111
13	1Hassan Bayadi	190,004
14	Khosrow Daneshjoo	176,613
15	Habib Kashani Habib Kashani Habib Kashani is an Iranian politician and businessman. He is a member of City Council of Tehran since 10 April 2003. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based in Tehran, Iran, between 1 June 2007 to 1 June 2008 and for a second term from 1 October...	133,339

Results were announced on February 11, 2007. Returns from a total of 1,656,558 ballots canvassed from 3,185 ballot boxes all over the city show the following candidates with the highest number of votes

External links

• Islamic City Council of Tehran, the council's website (in Persian)