Jimmy Delshad

 ( American People Of Iranian-jewish Descent ) 

Jamshid " Jimmy" Delshad () is an Iranian-American politician in the state of California. He became Mayor of Beverly Hills on March 21, 2007 when he was sworn in by Fred Hayman, and again on March 16, 2010. Mayor Jimmy Delshad at City of Beverly Hills official website (accessed March 18, 2010). He is the first Iranian-American to hold public office in Beverly Hills.

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Biography Delshad was born to a Jews family in Shiraz. He left Iran in 1959 and came to the United States with his brothers. He studied at the University of Minnesota and received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge.Mojdeh Sionit, "Rags to Riches: An Immigrant’s Tale", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, October 17, 2002.Tami Abdollah, "Delshad closer to being mayor of Beverly Hills", Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2007. He started a technology company in 1978.

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Political career In 1998 he became the first Persian Jew to be elected as president of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles' oldest and largest Conservative congregation.

In 2003 he was elected to the Beverly Hills city council, and became mayor in 2007.Kevin West, "The Persian Conquest" , W, July 2009 (retrieved October 14, 2009).Amy Klein, "The Sinai Century", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, May 18, 2006. Times of Israel: "Los Angeles’ Jewish Electoral Sweep" by Pini Herman May 23, 2013 On March 16, 2010, Delshad began his second one-year term as mayor of Beverly Hills. "Beverly Hills Installs New Mayor", myfoxla.com (KTTV), March 16, 2010.Martha Groves, "Jimmy Delshad to serve as Beverly Hills mayor for second time", Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2010.

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External links

• Official Campaign Website
• Iranian Jew poised to become mayor of Beverly Hills

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