Mohammad-Ali Afshani

Mohammad-Ali Afshani
Mayor of Tehran
In office 16 May 2018 – 17 November 2018
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Najafi
Succeeded by	Pirouz Hanachi
Governor of Fars Province
In office 17 July 2015 – 13 September 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mohammad Ahmadi
Succeeded by	Ismail Tabadar
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 63–64) Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Imperial State of Iran
Political party	National Trust Party

Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Afshani (Persian: سید محمدعلی افشانی; born 1960 in Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) is an Iranian politician who was the mayor of Tehran from May to November 2018. Afshani was elected Mayor by the Islamic City Council of Tehran on 13 May 2018, with 19 out of 21 votes in favor, succeeding the interim mayor Samiollah Hosseini Makarem on 16 May. He was previously the governor of Fars Province from 17 July 2015 to 13 September 2017.^[1]