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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 August 1961 Mashhad, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Zahra Sadat Moshir (m. 1982) |
| Children | Elias, Eshaq, Maryam |
| Alma mater |
University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University |
| Occupation | Politician Military officer |
| Profession | Geographer Pilot |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Basij Law Enforcement Force |
| Years of service | 1981–2005 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier general
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| Unit |
21st Imam Reza Brigade 5th Nasr Division 25th Karbala Division |
| Commands |
Commander 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 current 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 was a candidate in the 2013 presidential election but lost to Hassan Rouhani, in second place with 6,077,292 of the votes. He was also a candidate in the 2005 presidential election. He announced his run for a third time in the 2017 election.
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 troops in 1982 and was chief commander of Nasr Troops 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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