Liliana Bakhtiari | |
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Member of the Atlanta City Council from Post 5 At-Large | |
Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Natalyn Mosby Archibong |
Personal details | |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Liliana Bakhtiari is a community organizer who placed first in the November 2, 2021, non-partisan election to Atlanta City Council in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She won the November 30 runoff for District 5.[1]
Bakhtiari was born to Iranian immigrants and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She is non-binary[3] and queer, and uses she/they personal pronouns.[2]
On November 30, 2021, she became the first out queer Muslim elected official from Georgia[4] and is in a non-monogamous relationship with two partners.[3]