Mayor
Hamidollah Bolideh
City Council President
Shahdad Balooch
Chabahar is situated on the Makran Coast of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and is officially designated as a Free Trade and Industrial Zone by Iran's government. Due to its free trade zone status, the city has increased in significance in international trade. The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baluchis speaking the Balochi language.
Chabahar is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean.
