Jamil Sadegholvaad

Jamil Sadegholvaad (born 14 June 1972) is an Italian politician, who has served as mayor of Rimini since 7 October 2021 and as president of the Province of Rimini since 25 November 2022.

Jamil Sadegholvaad
Mayor of Rimini
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2021
Preceded by	Andrea Gnassi
President of the Province of Rimini
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2022
Preceded by	Riziero Santi
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-14) 14 June 1972 (age 53) Rimini, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Bologna

Biography

Born to a mother from Coriano and an Iranian father,^[1] Sadegholvaad graduated in political science at the Forlì campus of the University of Bologna, alternating study with work in the Persian carpet shop opened by his parents.^[2]

Member of the Democratic Party since its foundation, he made his debut in politics as a provincial assessor for Industry in the executive led by Stefano Vitali from 2009 to 2011.^[3] Elected then municipal councilor at the 2011 municipal elections, he joined the government of mayor Andrea Gnassi as assessor for Security, a position he held for ten years from 2011 to 2021.^[3]

Ahead of the municipal elections of 2021, Sadegholvaad is chosen by his party as candidate for mayor, leading a centre-left coalition, being then elected in the first round with 51.32% of the votes and thus becoming the first mayor of an Italian capoluogo of foreign origin.^[4][5]