Alireza Zakani
Alireza Zakani
علیرضا زاکانی
3 Mar 1966
Tehran
Male
PhD in Nuclear Medicine
No
Alive
28 Jun 2023
- Member of the Central Council of the Student Islamic Association, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (Tehran Province) (1989 - 1990)
- Head of Student Basij, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (1990 - 1994)
- Head of Student Basij, University of Medical Sciences and University of Tehran, Tehran (1994 - 1998)
- Head of Student Basij across Tehran Province, Tehran (Tehran Province) (1998 - 2000)
- Member of Press Court Jury (1999 - 2003)
- Member of Parliament (7th term), Tehran (Tehran Province) (27 May 2004 - 26 May 2008)
- Founder and General Secretary of Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution (2008 - 2016)
- Member of Parliament (8th term), Tehran (Tehran Province) (27 May 2008 - 26 May 2012)
- Member of Parliament (9th term), Tehran (Tehran Province) (27 May 2012 - 26 May 2016)
- Chair of the Supreme Assembly of Basij nationwide (2016 - 2019)
- Member of Parliament (11th term), Qom (Qom Province) (27 May 2020 - 14 Aug 2021)
- Mayor, Tehran (Tehran Province) (2 Sep 2021 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Depriving hijab non-complying women from public services and imposing hijab on them (Dec 2022- Now) read more
- Location
- Tehran (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Women's rights
- Description
- Alireza Zakani is responsible for threatening and limiting women due to non-compliance with hijab rules, in his position as Mayor of Tehran. Zakani is accused of gender apartheid due to banning women without hijab from public spaces and public services.
- Sources
Zakani: Hijab is vital in public spaces managed by the municipality
- Human Rights Violation: Depriving hijab non-complying women from public services and imposing hijab on them (Dec 2022- Now) read more
These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.