Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf or Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (Persian: محمد باقر قالیباف, born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian conservative politician. Ghalibaf has been the 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. He was the Mayor of Tehran from 2005 to 2017. He was commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force from 1997 to 2000. He unsuccessfully ran for President of Iran in 2024.
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_(cropped).jpg) Ghalibaf in 2024 | |||||||||||
| 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Iran | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 28 May 2020 | |||||||||||
| Deputy | First
Second
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| Preceded by | Ali Larijani | ||||||||||
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 27 May 2020 | |||||||||||
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis | ||||||||||
| Majority | 1,265,287 (68.69%) | ||||||||||
| Mayor of Tehran | |||||||||||
| In office 14 September 2005[1] – 23 August 2017 | |||||||||||
| Deputy | Issa Sharifi[2] | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1961
(aged 65) Torqabeh, Khorasan, Imperial State of Iran[3] | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||
| Political party | Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran (Spiritual leader)[4] | ||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Coalition Council of Islamic Revolution Forces (2020) Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (2017) | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Zahra-Sadat Moshir-Estekhareh
(m. 1982) | ||||||||||
| Children | Elias, Eshaq, Maryam[5] | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||
| Allegiance | Iran | ||||||||||
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards | ||||||||||
| Years of service | 1981–2000 | ||||||||||
| Rank | Brigadier general | ||||||||||
| Commands | 25th Karbala Division Khatam-al Anbiya HQ IRGC Air Force | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War | ||||||||||
| Awards | Order of Fath (2nd grade) Order of Fath (3rd grade) | ||||||||||
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Media
Ghalibaf in 2004 in Amin Police Academy
Ghalibaf and General Qasem Soleimani, 2013
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Chief of Pakistani Defence Forces Asim Munir and Ghalibaf, 16 April 2026
Counties in Iran where protests had been reported as of 6 February 2026 highlighted in orange
Ghalibaf speech in a 2013 campaign in Mashhad
Ghalibaf at the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Brazil on 4 June 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Ghalibaf in Tehran on 30 November 2025
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References
- ↑ (in fa) Mayor of Tehran appointed by Minister of Interior. 14 September 2005. http://www.isna.ir/news/8406-10684/.
- ↑ Tehran Former Deputy Mayor Arrested On Financial Charges. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (5 September 2017). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ The Paradoxical Politician. Iranian Diplomacy (18 August 2010). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ Will Hassan Rouhani get a second term?. The Daily Star (16 May 2017). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ تمام اطلاعات خانوادگی کاندیداهای ریاست جمهوری یازدهم (13 January 2014)Isna.