Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

'''Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf'''{{efn|{{langx|fa|محمدباقر قالیباف}}; {{langx|ku|محەممەد باقر قالیباف}}}} (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician and former military officer serving as [[List of speakers of the Parliament of Iran|speaker of the Parliament of Iran]] since 2020. A [[Iranian principlists|principlist]], he was previously a member of the [[Expediency Discernment Council]] from 2017 to 2020, and was also [[List of mayors of Tehran|mayor of Tehran]] from 2005 to 2017. Ghalibaf was formerly Iran's chief of [[Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] from 2000 to 2005 and commander of the [[Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] from 1997 to 2000.

'''Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf'''{{efn|{{langx|fa|محمدباقر قالیباف}}; {{langx|ku|محەممەد باقر قالیباف}}}} (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician and former military officer serving as [[List of speakers of the Parliament of Iran|speaker of the Parliament of Iran]] since 2020. A [[Iranian principlists|principlist]], he was previously a member of the [[Expediency Discernment Council]] from 2017 to 2020, and was also [[List of mayors of Tehran|mayor of Tehran]] from 2005 to 2017. Ghalibaf was formerly Iran's chief of [[Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] from 2000 to 2005 and commander of the [[Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] from 1997 to 2000.

He is also a pilot, certified to fly certain Airbus aircraft. He began his military career during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] in 1980. He became chief commander of the Imam Reza Brigade in 1982 and was chief commander of Nasr Division from 1983 to 1984. After the war, he became Managing-Director of [[Khatam al-Anbia]], an engineering firm controlled by the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) and was appointed commander of the [[IRGC Air Force]] in 1996 by [[Ali Khamenei]]. Four years later, he became chief of the [[Military of Iran|Iranian Police Forces]] after the previous commander was dismissed following the [[Iran student protests, July 1999|1999 student protests]]. He was also appointed Representative of [[President of Iran|President]] [[Mohammad Khatami]] during a campaign to combat smuggling in 2002. In September 2005, he was elected as [[Tehran]]'s mayor by the [[City Council of Tehran]]. He is also a professor at the [[University of Tehran]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20090409204815/http://geography.ut.ac.ir/home/index.php?action=listingview&listingID=17 Members of the Tehran University]. geography.ut.ac.ir As mayor, he was connected to corruption scandals involving the selling of properties in northern Tehran to regime officials. During his mayorship he initated the construction of roads and malls in affluent north Tehran and was criticized for neglecting the poorer south of Tehran.

He is also a pilot, certified to fly certain Airbus aircraft. He began his military career during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] in 1980. He became chief commander of the Imam Reza Brigade in 1982 and was chief commander of Nasr Division from 1983 to 1984. After the war, he became Managing-Director of [[Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters]], an engineering firm controlled by the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) and was appointed commander of the [[IRGC Air Force]] in 1996 by [[Ali Khamenei]]. Four years later, he became chief of the [[Military of Iran|Iranian Police Forces]] after the previous commander was dismissed following the [[Iran student protests, July 1999|1999 student protests]]. He was also appointed Representative of [[President of Iran|President]] [[Mohammad Khatami]] during a campaign to combat smuggling in 2002. In September 2005, he was elected as [[Tehran]]'s mayor by the [[City Council of Tehran]]. He is also a professor at the [[University of Tehran]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20090409204815/http://geography.ut.ac.ir/home/index.php?action=listingview&listingID=17 Members of the Tehran University]. geography.ut.ac.ir As mayor, he was connected to corruption scandals involving the selling of properties in northern Tehran to regime officials. During his mayorship he initated the construction of roads and malls in affluent north Tehran and was criticized for neglecting the poorer south of Tehran.

Ghalibaf is often regarded a [[perennial candidate]] in the presidential elections, having stood unsuccessfully for the office four times.{{Citation|title=Iranians Are Mocking Tehran's Mayor for Installing Anti-American Billboards|work=Foreign Policy|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/01/iranians-are-mocking-tehrans-mayor-for-installing-anti-american-billboards/|author=Henry Johnson|access-date=26 March 2015|date=1 July 2016}} He was a candidate in the [[2005 Iranian presidential election|2005 presidential election]], coming in fourth with 14% of the vote. He was a candidate in the [[2013 Iranian presidential election|2013 presidential election]] but lost to [[Hassan Rouhani]], in second place with 17% (6,077,292) of the votes. He announced his run for a third time in the [[2017 Iranian presidential election|2017 election]]. However, he withdrew on 15 May 2017 in favor of [[Ebrahim Raisi]]'s candidacy. He was a candidate in the [[2024 Iranian presidential election|2024 presidential election]], coming in third with 14% of the vote.

Ghalibaf is often regarded a [[perennial candidate]] in the presidential elections, having stood unsuccessfully for the office four times.{{Citation|title=Iranians Are Mocking Tehran's Mayor for Installing Anti-American Billboards|work=Foreign Policy|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/01/iranians-are-mocking-tehrans-mayor-for-installing-anti-american-billboards/|author=Henry Johnson|access-date=26 March 2015|date=1 July 2016}} He was a candidate in the [[2005 Iranian presidential election|2005 presidential election]], coming in fourth with 14% of the vote. He was a candidate in the [[2013 Iranian presidential election|2013 presidential election]] but lost to [[Hassan Rouhani]], in second place with 17% (6,077,292) of the votes. He announced his run for a third time in the [[2017 Iranian presidential election|2017 election]]. However, he withdrew on 15 May 2017 in favor of [[Ebrahim Raisi]]'s candidacy. He was a candidate in the [[2024 Iranian presidential election|2024 presidential election]], coming in third with 14% of the vote.