Mehdi Hajati

Mehdi Hajati
Member of City Council of Shiraz
Assumed office
August 2017
Personal details
Born (1979-11-21) 21 November 1979
Nurabad, Fars Province, Iran

Mehdi Hajati (Persian: مهدی حاجتی‎) is an Iranian reformist politician who is currently a member of the Islamic City Council of Shiraz.[1][2] He is also the vice chairman of the Construction Council, and a member of the Citizens' Rights Council.[3] In September, Hajati rose to nationwide prominence after he was arrested for speaking out against the arrests of two Bahai citizens.[4] His arrest lead to condemnation from inside and outside of Iran.[5]

References

  1. ↑ شیرازه, پایگاه خبری. "پشیمانی اصلاحات از حضور مهدی حاجتی در لیست امید!". پایگاه خبری شیرازه.
  2. ↑ "دوره پنجم شورا - مهدی حاجتی - شورای اسلامی شهر شیراز". www.shorashiraz.ir.
  3. ↑ ايران, عصر. "دستگیری یک عضو شورای شهر شیراز/ علت؛ حمایت از بهاییان". عصر ايران.
  4. ↑ "نماینده شورای شیراز 'به خاطر حمایت از بهاییان بازداشت شد'". 27 September 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ↑ "بازداشت یک عضو شورای شهر شیراز به اتهام «حمایت از بهائیان»". رادیو فردا.
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