Gholamhossein Karbaschi

Gholamhossein Karbaschi (Persian: غلامحسین کرباسچی, romanized: Gholām-Hosein Karbāschī, Persian pronunciation: [ɣolɑːmhoˈsein kaɾbɑːsˈt͡ʃiː]; born 23 August 1954) is an Iranian politician and former Shia cleric who was the Mayor of Tehran from 1990 until 1998. He is considered politically reformist and is a close ally of former president Mohammad Khatami. He was arrested, tried convicted and imprisoned on corruption charges in what the New York Times claimed "was widely seen among moderates as a politically motivated attack" by the government's conservatives and hard-liners to thwart President Mohammad Khatami's reformist agenda. He was the General Secretary of Executives of Construction Party until 2021.

Gholamhossein Karbaschi
Mayor of Tehran
In office
January 1990  April 1998
Appointed byAbdollah Nouri
Preceded byMorteza Tabatabaei (acting)
Succeeded byMorteza Alviri
Governor of Isfahan Province
In office
14 February 1983  7 January 1990
PresidentAli Khamenei
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAbdollah Koupayi
Succeeded byMohammad-Reza Vaqefi
Personal details
Born (1954-08-23) 23 August 1954
Qom, Iran
Political partyExecutives of Construction Party
Military service
Branch/serviceGendarmerie
Years of service1980–1983
CommandsIdeological–Political
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