About us

Accordingly, the first meeting of the Asian mayors was held in November 2008 at the invitation of Dr. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Mayor of Tehran, with the participation of more than 80 mayors and managers of Asian cities and several invited domestic and international officials and experts. Thus, with the decision and approval of the Mayors and Asian city officials participating in the Tehran meeting, the Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) was established and started working. Since its inception, the forum has so far been influential in the day-to-day management of local affairs and cities throughout Asia, and while paving the way for the development of opportunities for the exchange of information and experiences between mayors and city managers, successful meetings and conferences, including five sessions of the General Assembly and six sessions of the Executive Board have been held simultaneously with scientific and specialized meetings in various dimensions of urban management in the cities of Tehran 2008, Istanbul 2011, Bangkok 2012, Haiku 2014 and Gaziantep 2018. These sessions have been accompanied by the active participation of officials, managers, and experts in the field of urban management, professors, and prominent figures in the field of the university both inside and outside Iran as well as representatives of international organizations.