Tehran City Council takes office

The first session of the fifth Tehran City Council was held on August 23, 2017. During the session, Mohsen Hashemi, the eldest son of the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was selected as the chairman of the council. Meanwhile, the council unanimously voted for Mohammad Ali Najafi to take the helm of Tehran Municipality. However, the mayor will be officially inaugurated after getting approval from the Ministry of Interior which is due to take place in coming days. Tehran Times/ Majid Haghdoust