Rahmatollah Hafezi

Rahmatollah Hafezi (Persian: رحمت‌الله حافظی) is an Iranian conservative politician who currently serves as a member of the City Council of Tehran and president of its commission of health, environment, and city services.^[1]

Rahmatollah Hafezi
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office 3 September 2013 – 22 August 2017
Majority	129,832 (5.78%)
Head of Social Security Organization
In office August 2010 – January 2012
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ali Zabihi
Succeeded by	Saeed Mortazavi
Personal details
Born	(1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 60) Isfahan, Iran
Alma mater	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Profession	Physiatrist
Website	dr-hafezi.ir

He previously held office as the vice minister of health for development & resource management between September 2005 and January 2010, as well as head of Social Security Organization.^[2]

Hafezi, who entered the council in 2013 with Front of Islamic Revolution Stability support,^[3] in August 2016 openly exonerated himself from the party and said that he is non-partisan.^[2]

References

1. "Tehran's vendors battle the streets to survive". The Guardian. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
2. "اعلام برائت رحمت الله حافظی از ارتباط با جبهه پایداری". Ghanoon (in Persian). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
3. "فهرست نهایی جبهه پایداری در انتخابات شورای شهر تهران". Asr-e-Iran (in Persian). 9 June 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2016.