Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
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Sardar Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf |
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| Mayor of Tehran | |
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Assumed office 17 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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| Born |
23 August 1961 Torqabeh, Khorasan Province, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran (Spiritual leader) |
| Spouse(s) | Zahra-Sadat Moshir-Estekhareh (m. 1982) |
| Children | Elias, Eshaq, Maryam |
| Alma mater |
University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University |
| Occupation | Politician Military officer |
| Profession | Geographer Pilot |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
Revolutionary Guards Basij Law Enforcement Force |
| Years of service | 1981–2005 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | 21st Imam Reza Brigade 5th Nasr Division 25th Karbala Division |
| Commands |
Revolutionary Guards Air Force Chief of Law Enforcement Force |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Persian: محمدباقر قالیباف, born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian conservative politician and former military officer currently serving as the Mayor of Tehran. Ghalibaf was formerly Iran's Chief of police from 2000 to 2005 and commander of Revolutionary Guards' Air Force from 1997 to 2000.
He holds a Ph.D. in political geography from Tarbiat Modares University. He is also a pilot, certified to fly certain Airbus aircraft. He began his military career during the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. He became chief commander of Imam Reza Brigade in 1982 and was chief commander of Nasr Division from 1983 to 1984. After the end of the war, he became Managing-Director of Khatam al-Anbia, an engineering firm controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (also known as Sepah) and was appointed as commander of the IRGC Air Force in 1996 by Ali Khamenei. Four years later, he became chief of the Iranian Police Forces after the previous commander was dismissed following the 1999 student protests. He was also appointed as Representative of President Mohammad Khatami during a campaign to combat smuggling in 2002. In September 2005, he was elected as Tehran's mayor by the City Council of Tehran. He is also a professor at the University of Tehran.
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