Mehdi Chamran Save'ei (Persian: مهدی چمران; born 9 September 1941) is an Iranian architect and conservative politician who currently holds office as the chairman of the City Council of Tehran.

[1] They were both members of the "Red Shiism", a radical group that was founded by Mostafa in the US in 1965.

[2] Chamran served as the head of Iran's external intelligence.

He was among those who contributed to the Iran's nuclear development program from the start.

[citation needed] A major supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his mayorship,[5] Chamran turned towards Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his supporters during the 2006 elections,[6] which resulted in a three-way split of the third Tehran council between the two conservative factions and reformist candidates.