Islamic City Council of Tehran
The Islamic City Council of Tehran (Persian: شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.
"Tehran City Council" redirects here. For the former institution, see Tehran City Council (1968–1979).
Islamic City Council of Tehran
4 years[1]
29 April 1999[1]
5 August 2021
since 5 August 2021
since 5 August 2021
since 5 August 2021
since 5 August 2021
since 22 August 2021
since 21 September 2021
21 (Since 2017)
- 15 (1999–2013)
- 31 (2013–2017)
- Planning and Budget
- Health and Urban Services
- Transportation and Civil
- Sociocultural
- Supervision and Legal Affairs
- Urban Planning and Architecture
The council is composed of twenty one members elected on a plurality-at-large voting basis for four-year terms. The chairman and the deputy chairman of the council are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting in odd-numbered years.
It holds regular meetings on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am (except on holidays or if decided by special resolution not to meet).