1. Mohammad-Ali Najafi is an Iranian mathematician and reformist politician who was the Mayor of Tehran, serving in the post for eight months, until April 2018.
17 Facts About Mohammad-Ali Najafi
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi held cabinet portfolios during the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi is a retired professor of mathematics at Sharif University of Technology.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi ranked first in Iranian national university entrance exam and enrolled in Sharif University of Technology.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the Sharif University of Technology.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi received his Master of Science degree in mathematics with the final grade of A+ in 1976 but dropped out of PhD program in 1978 during the Iranian revolution to return to Iran.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi was a faculty member at department of mathematical sciences in Sharif University of Technology from 1984 to 1988, when he moved to government.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi was the minister of higher education from 1981 to 1984 in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi was an advisor to President Khatami and the senior advisor to the minister of industries from 2001 to 2005.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi headed a list named "The Union of reformists".
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi was not sought for a reelection in 2013 election.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi is the cofounder of the Executives of Construction Party.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi was nominated as minister of education by Hassan Rouhani.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi received 142 votes in favor, 133 votes against, and 9 abstentions.
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However, Mohammad-Ali Najafi resigned from his position on 30 January 2014 due to health problems, making it the first change in Rouhani's cabinet.
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On 21 July 2017, Mohammad-Ali Najafi was the candidate with the most votes among the seven top candidates for Mayor of Tehran and on 10 August 2017, unanimously elected as the new mayor by the City Council of Tehran defeating Elaheh Koulaei and Mohsen Mehralizadeh.
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Mohammad-Ali Najafi resigned on 14 March 2018 after a video surfaced of him watching girls dancing, which offended Iranian clerics.