The aim of the study is to assess the importance of the characteristics of leaders and their economic interest in strengthening community capacities in tourism development. Information for this study came from survey questionnaires. The interviewees were community leaders from Shiraz, Iran. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicate that about 74 percent (R² = 0.737) of the CCB variance for tourism development was predicted by manager income, tourism income, additional activities, duration of residence, education level and family engaged in activities. tourism industry. According to the results, the most important beta coefficient is the income of managers from tourism (ß=0.350). It is expected that the results can be used by community developers for future reassessment of tourism planning. KEY WORDS Community leaders, community capacity, tourism development, leadership INTRODUCTION The term community capacity building (CCB) is widely used by those concerned with development or community development. involved in social work and the provision of social services. CCB is a central concern of both policy makers and community residents (Marré and Weber, 2010). This is an essential condition for the development, implementation and maintenance of effective community development (Goodman et al., 1998). Many members of the policy community have expressed interest in understanding why some communities are more successful in achieving positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes and how to increase the capacity of communities to achieve these outcomes (Marré & Weber, 2010). The important role of community leaders in building community capacity for tourism development includes encouraging participation and developing leadership... middle of article......this study CCB is a composite composite variable of eight domains, namely: participation (7 items), leadership (6 items), community structure (5 items), skills and knowledge (5 items), community power (5 items), sense of community (7 items), resource mobilization (5 elements) and external activities. support (5 items). Respondents responded to each statement based on five scales that best described the current situation in their community. The value of each response to these questionnaire items is as follows: 0= never 1= rarely 2= sometimes 3= often 4= always. The reliability of the CCB indicators was tested using Cronbach's alpha. Results indicated the sufficiency and factorability of the statements. It also showed satisfactory internal consistency of the manifest items measuring CCB. For this study, a multiple regression analysis was performed using the SPSS program..