Mehdi Chamran

• Name — Mehdi Chamran • Born — 9 September 1941 • Birthplace — Tehran, Imperial State of Iran • Order — Chairman of the City Council of Tehran • Term Start — 5 August 2021 • Deputy — Parviz Sorouri • Predecessor — Mohsen Hashemi • Term Start1 — 3 September 2014 • Term End1 — 22 August 2017 • Deputy1 — Morteza Talaie • Predecessor1 — Ahmad Masjed-Jamei • Successor1 — Mohsen Hashemi • Term Start2 — 29 April 2003 • Term End2 — 3 September 2013 • Deputy2 — Hassan Bayadi • Predecessor2 — Mohammad Atrianfar • Successor2 — Ahmad Masjed-Jamei • Order3 — Member of the City Council of Tehran • Term Start3 — 5 August 2021 • Term Start4 — 29 April 2003 • Term End4 — 22 August 2017 • Party — Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran • Alma Mater — University of Tehran • Allegiance — Iran • Branch — Irregular Warfare Headquarters • Battles — Iran–Iraq War

Chamran is the brother of Mostafa Chamran. They were both members of the "Red Shiism", a radical group that was founded by Mostafa in the US in 1965.

Chamran served as the head of Iran's external intelligence. He was among those who contributed to the Iran's nuclear development program from the start. He was the chairman of the City Council of Tehran from 2003 to 2013. He received the most votes from the Tehrani electorate in three of the elections he was elected in, in 2003, 2006 and 2013. A major supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his mayorship, Chamran turned towards Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his supporters during the 2006 elections, which resulted in a three-way split of the third Tehran council between the two conservative factions and reformist candidates. Comparatively, the second council only consisted of conservative members and the first council mostly of reformist members.