List of current Iranian provincial governors
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This is a list of Iran
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Governors-General under President Khatami:
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Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty one provinces , each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province...
Governors-General under President Khatami:
| Province | Governor's name | |
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| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence... |
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| Ardabil Ardabil Province Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil... |
Javad Negarandeh | جواد نگارنده |
| Bushehr Bushehr Province Bushehr Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties: Bushehr, Dashtestan, Dashti, Dayyer, Deylam, Jam, Kangan, Ganaveh and Tangestan... |
Esmail Tabadar | اسماعیل تبادار |
| Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari | Mahmoud Zamani-Ghomi | محمود زمانی قمی |
| East Azarbaijan | Mohammad Ali Sobhanollahi | محمدعلی سبحان‌اللهی |
| Esfahan Esfahan Province Isfahan Province , also transliterated as Esfahan, Espahan, Sepahan or Isphahan, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.- Geography :... |
Seyyed Mortaza Nezamol'eslam Bakhtiari | سید مرتضي نظام الاسلام بختياري |
| Fars | Seyyed Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh | سید محمدرضا رضازاده |
| Gilan | Masoud Soltanifar | مسعود سلطانی‌فر |
| Golestan Golestan Province Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan.... |
Mohammad Hashem Mohaymeni Mohammad Hashem Mohaymeni Mohammad Hashem Mohaimeni was appointed the third governor general of Golestan Province, Iran in May 2002.-References:... |
محمدهاشم مهیمنی |
| Hamadan Hamadan Province Hamedan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its center is Hamedan city. The province of Hamedan covers an area of 19,546 km². In the year 1996, Hamedan province had a population of approximately 1.7 million people.... |
Ali Asghar Zebardast | علی‌اصغر زبردست |
| Hormozgan | Abdolhossein Moghtadaee | عبدالحسین مقتدائی |
| Ilam Ilam Province Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz... |
Mohammad Ahmadi Mohammad Ahmadi -Awards:*Gold plate and honorary diploma for best dialogue from the fourth Kish Festival, 2002*Honorary diploma for best dialogue from the ninth Holy defense festival, Mashhad, 2002... |
محمد احمدی |
| Kerman | Mohammad Ali Karimi-Abarghoui | محمدعلی کریمی ابرقویی |
| Kermanshah Kermanshah Province Kermanshah Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran.-Counties:... |
Ahmad Torknezhad | احمد ترکنژاد |
| Khuzestan | Fathollah Moin | فتح‌الله معین |
| Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | Esmail Dousti | اسماعیل دوستی |
| Kurdistan Kurdistan Province (Iran) Kurdistan Province or Kordestan Province or Kurdestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, not to be confused with the greater geographical area of Iranian Kurdistan. The province of Kurdistan is 28,817 km² in area which encompasses just one-fourth of the Kurdish inhabited areas of Iran or... |
Asadollah Razani | اسدالله رازانی |
| Lorestan | Ghorban Ali Sa'adat | قربانعلی سعادت |
| Mazandaran | Mohammad Ali Panjeh-Fouladgaran | محمدعلی پنجه فولادگران |
| Markazi Markazi Province Markazi Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. Its population is estimated at 1.35 million... |
Abdolmohammad Zahedi | عبدالمحمد زاهدی |
| North Khorasan North Khorasan Province North Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the centre of the province.Other counties are Shirvan, Esfarayen, Maneh-o-Samalqan, Jajarm, Faroj and Germeh.... |
Mohsen Nariman | محسن نریمان |
| Qazvin Qazvin Province The Qazvin Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin. The province was created in 1993 out of part of Tehran Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Buin-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand,... |
Fariborz Mahmoudian | فریبرز محمودیان |
| Qom Qom Province Qombol Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area in Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its provincial capital is the city of Qom. It was formed from part of Tehran Province in 1995. In 2005, this province had a population of... |
Hamid Tahaee | سیدحمید طهائی |
| Razavi Khorasan Razavi Khorasan Province Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,... |
Hassan Rasouli | سیدحسن رسولی |
| Semnan Semnan Province Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of... |
Hamid Haji-Abdolvahab | حميد حاجی‌عبدالوهاب |
| Sistan and Baluchistan | Hossein Amini | حسین امینی |
| South Khorasan South Khorasan Province South Khorasan Province is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows and Qaen.... |
Ebrahim Rezaee-Babadi | ابراهيم رضايی بابادی |
| Tehran Tehran Province Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran.... |
Ali Akbar Rahmani | علی‌اکبر رحمانی |
| West Azarbaijan | Jamshid Ansari | جمشید انصاری |
| Yazd Yazd Province Yazd Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the centre of the country, and its administrative center is the city of Yazd.The province has an area of 131,575 km², and according to the most recent divisions of the country, is divided into eleven counties: Maybod, Mehreez, Taft,... |
Abolghasem Aasi | ابوالقاسم عاصي |
| Zanjan Zanjan Province Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the North West of Iran, its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km² has a mostly rural, population of 964,601 . The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.Zanjan... |
Jafar Rahmanzadeh | جعفر رحمانزاده |
External links
- List of provincial governors on official website of Iranian Ministry of Interior (In Persian), updated with newer information