Samiollah Hosseini Makarem

Samiollah Hosseini Makarem
Mayor of Tehran
Acting
In office
10 April 2018 – 16 May 2018
Preceded by Mohammad-Ali Najafi
Succeeded by Mohammad-Ali Afshani

Samiollah Hosseini Makarem (Persian: سمیع‌الله حسینی مکارم‎) is an Iranian politician who served as the acting mayor of Tehran.

Acting Mayor of Tehran

Makarem was elected acting Mayor by the Islamic City Council of Tehran, with 14 out of 21 votes in favor, following Mohammad-Ali Najafi’s second resignation on April 10th. Najafi had attempted to resign in mid-March after a video of him watching a girls dancing ritual, which offended Iranian clerics, was exposed. However, he maintained his official reason for wanting to resign was due to health reasons.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "City Council accepts Mayor Najafi's 2nd resignation".
  2. ↑ RFE/RL. "Tehran Mayor's Resignation Accepted Under Judiciary's Pressure".
  3. ↑ "Councilors finally accept mayor's resignation, name caretaker". 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tehran mayor quits after alleged arrest threat".
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