Mohammad Tavasoli

Mayor of Tehran

Mohammad Tavasoli (Persian: محمد توسلی; born 15 May 1938) is an Iranian democracy activist and politician. He is the Secretary-General and also the director of the political office of the Freedom Movement party.[4] From 1979 to 1981, he was the Mayor of Tehran.

Mohammad Tavasoli
Tavasoli in 2012
Mayor of Tehran
In office
26 February 1979 – 5 January 1981
Preceded byJavad Shahrestani
Succeeded byReza Zavare'i (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Tavasoli-Hojjati[1]

(1938-05-15) 15 May 1938 (age 86)
Tehran, Iran[2]
NationalityIranian
Political partyFreedom Movement of Iran
Spouse(s)Mina Yazdi[3]
RelativesEbrahim Yazdi (brother-in-law)[3]
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
ProfessionEngineer[2]

Referneces

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  1. Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. pp. 771–72. ISBN 9780815654322.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. pp. 87. ISBN 1850431981.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Iran Freedom Movement Names New Head", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 18 September 2017, retrieved 21 October 2017
  4. Daniel Nasaw and Matthew Weaver (18 June 2009). "Iran protests: live". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2011.