Election Office (Iran) Explained

Election Office
Type:Election commission
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Jurisdiction:Iran
Headquarters:Tehran, Iran
Minister1 Name:Ahmad Vahidi
Minister1 Pfo:Minister
Chief1 Name:Mohammad-Taghi Shahcheraghi [1]
Chief1 Position:Head
Parent Department:Ministry of Interior
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The Election Office (Persian: ستاد انتخابات کشور) is the body charged for implementation of election procedures in Iran and is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior.[2]

List of Heads

Date appointedNameElections heldMinisterPresident
1997Mostafa Tajzadeh1998 experts
1999 councils
2000 parliament
Abdolvahed Mousavi LariMohammad Khatami
2001Morteza Moballegh2001 president
2003 councils
2004 parliament
2005 president
7 October 2006[3] Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi2006 councils/expertsMostafa PourmohammadiMahmoud Ahmadinejad
24 November 2007[4] Alireza Afshar2008 parliament
16 March 2009[5] Kamran Daneshjoo2009 presidentSadegh Mahsouli
17 May 2011[6] Sowlat Mortazavi2012 parliament
2013 president/councils
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
12 April 2015[7] Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi2016 parliament/expertsAbdolreza Rahmani FazliHassan Rouhani
30 December 2016[8] Ali-Asghar Ahmadi2017 presidential/councils

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khomeini's Grandson Warns of 'Illegitimate' Government. Asharq Al-Awsat. 8 July 2021. 1 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Polls close across Iran. Mehr News Agency. 11 August 2016. 26 February 2016.
  3. News: http://donya-e-eqtesad.com/news/685562. Donya-e-Eqtesad. fa:ثمره هاشمی رییس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. 7 October 2006. 17 August 2016. fa.
  4. News: http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/2117/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF. Tabnak. fa:افشار رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. 24 November 2007. 17 August 2016. fa.
  5. News: http://www.mehrnews.com/news/850086/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AC%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF. Mehr News Agency. fa:کامران دانشجو رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. 16 March 2009. 17 August 2016. fa.
  6. News: http://aftabnews.ir/vdceff8zpjh8wei.b9bj.html. Aftab News Agency. fa:سیدصولت مرتضوی ‌رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور ‌شد. 17 May 2011. 17 August 2016. fa.
  7. News: http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1394/01/23/708731/%D9%85%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF. Tasnim News Agency. fa:مقیمی رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور شد. 12 April 2015. 17 August 2016. fa.
  8. News: http://www.farsnews.ir/13951008001686. Fars News Agency. fa:حکم انتصاب احمدی به عنوان رئیس ستاد انتخابات کشور صادر شد. 12 April 2015. 1 January 2017. fa.