Hossein Hashemi

For the Iranian basketball player, see Hossein Hashemi (basketball).

Seyyed Hossein Hashemi (Persian: سید حسین هاشمی born 7 July 1953, Mianeh, East Azerbaijan)^[2] is an Iranian politician who served as Governor of Tehran province from September 8, 2013, to September 24, 2017.^[3] He was previously a member of the Parliament from 1992 to 2012.^[3] He was also Head of Department of Industries at the Parliament and also President of Iran's Cycling Federation from 1995 to 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Hossein Hashemi
Hashemi in 2016
Governor of Tehran
In office 8 September 2013 – 24 September 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Morteza Tamadon
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 3 May 1992 – 26 May 2012
Preceded by	Jamshid Ghanbari Maman
Succeeded by	Mohammad Ali Madadi
Constituency	Mianeh
Majority	60,380 (61.8%)[1]
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-07) 7 July 1953 (age 72) Mianeh, Iran
Political party	Executives of Construction Party
Alma mater	University of Tehran