Jimmy Delshad

Jamshid "Jimmy" Delshad (Persian: جمشید «جیمی» دلشاد) is an Iranian-American politician in the state of California. He became Mayor of Beverly Hills on March 21, 2007^[1] when he was sworn in by Fred Hayman,^[2] and again on March 16, 2010.^[3] He is the first Iranian-American to hold public office in Beverly Hills.

Jimmy Delshad
Delshad in 2011
67th and 70th Mayor of Beverly Hills
In office March 27, 2007 – March 18, 2008
Preceded by	Stephen P. Webb
Succeeded by	Barry Brucker
In office March 16, 2010 – March 22, 2011
Preceded by	Nancy Krasne
Succeeded by	Barry Brucker
Personal details
Born	(1940-03-22) March 22, 1940 (age 85) Shiraz, Fars province, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality	Iranian-American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lonnie Gerstein Delshad

Biography

Delshad was born to a Jewish family in Shiraz. He left Iran in 1959 and came to the United States with his brothers. He studied at the University of Minnesota and received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge.^[4][5] He started a technology company in 1978.

Political career

In 1998 he became the first Persian Jew to be elected as president of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles' oldest and largest Conservative congregation.

In 2003 he was elected to the Beverly Hills city council, and became mayor in 2007.^[6][7][8] On March 16, 2010, Delshad began his second one-year term as mayor of Beverly Hills.^[9][10]