Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani

Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani
Mayor of Tehran
In office
4 March 2002 – 20 January 2003
Preceded by Mohammad Haghani (Acting)
Succeeded by Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi (Acting)
Mayor of Isfahan
In office
20 November 1983 – 7 June 1990
Preceded by Hassan Derakhshandepour
Succeeded by Hamidreza Nikkar
Personal details
Born January 1955 (age 63)[1]
Nationality Iranian
Political party Executives of Construction Party

Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani (Persian: محمدحسن ملک‌مدنی‎) is an Iranian politician who served as the mayor in Isfahan and Tehran.

Mayorship in Tehran

Malekmadani was elected as Mayor of Tehran by the city council on 25 February 2002, being approved by the interior minisrtry on 3 March.[2] He was engaged in a quarrel with the City Council of Tehran before it was dissolved,[3] and accused of corruption, reportedly leading to being sentenced to five months of imprisonment in 2003,[4] however the court exculpated him in 2005.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohammad Hassan MALEKMADANI", UK Companies House, retrieved 1 August 2017
  2. ↑ Bill Samii (4 March 2002), "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 5 (8), retrieved 1 August 2017
  3. ↑ "Political groups cry foul over dissolution of Tehran City Council", IRNA, 15 January 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017 – via Payvand
  4. ↑ Bill Samii (23 January 2003), "Dishing the dirt: Will sacking the mayor and council make the city cleaner?", The Economist, retrieved 1 August 2017
  5. ↑ "Chronology of Events in Iran, April 2005: Court finds former Tehran mayor innocent" (PDF), ILNA, p. 3, 4 April 2005, retrieved 20 June 2017 – via UNCHR Ankara COI Team


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