Mehdi Jamalinejad | |
Term Start: | 15 October 2024 |
President: | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Predecessor: | Reza Mortazavi |
Office1: | Mayor of Yazd |
Term Start1: | 26 August 2017 |
Term End1: | 26 September 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Mohammad Reza Azimizadeh |
Successor1: | Mojtaba Farahmand |
Office2: | Mayor of Isfahan |
Term Start2: | 21 June 2015 |
Term End2: | 22 August 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Morteza Saghaeiannejad |
Successor2: | Ghodratollah Norouzi |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Isfahan, Iran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Education: | Adab High School |
Alma Mater: | University of Isfahan |
Website: | Official website |
Mehdi Jamalinejad (fa|مهدی جمالینژاد, born 1969) is an Iranian writer and conservative politician who currently serves as the governor general of Isfahan Province since 2024. He was Deputy Minister of Interior in Civil and Development of Urban and Rural Affairs and Head of Municipalities and Village Administrations Organization from September 2018 to October 2024.
He was elected as Mayor of Yazd city from 2017 to 2018. Previously he was served as Mayor of Isfahan from 2015 to 2017, succeeding Morteza Saghaian Nejad, who held the position from 2003 to 2015.[2] [3] He was the city's youngest Mayor of Isfahan since 1979, and previously held positions in the city's municipality like Deputy Mayor in Civil affairs. He was also CEO of Malaysia based I.S. GOSTAR M company.[4]