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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad portrait 2013.jpg
6th President of Iran
In office
3 August 2005 – 3 August 2013
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
First Vice President Parviz Davoodi
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Preceded by Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by Hassan Rouhani
Acting Minister of Petroleum
In office
16 May 2011 – 2 June 2011
President Himself
Preceded by Masoud Mir-Kazemi
Succeeded by Mohammad Aliabadi (Acting)
Acting Minister of Intelligence
In office
26 July 2009 – 5 August 2009
President Himself
Preceded by Gholam-Hossein Eje'i
Succeeded by Heydar Moslehi
Mayor of Tehran
In office
3 May 2003 – 3 August 2005
Preceded by Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani
Succeeded by Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
Governor of Ardabil Province
In office
28 November 1993 – 29 October 1997
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by Province created
Succeeded by Seyyed Hamid Tahayi
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office
30 August 2012 – 3 August 2013
Preceded by Mohamed Morsi
Succeeded by Hassan Rouhani
Personal details
Born Mahmoud Sabbaghian
(1956-10-28) 28 October 1956 (age 60)
Aradan, Semnan, Iran
Political party
Spouse(s) Azam Farahi (1980–present)
Children 3
Relatives Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (co-fathers-in-law)
Residence Square 72, Narmak, Tehran
Alma mater Iran University of Science and Technology
Occupation University professor
Profession Traffic engineer
Religion Shia Islam (Twelver)
Signature Signature of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Military service
Allegiance Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Service/branch Seal of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg Revolutionary Guards
Years of service 2
Unit

Hamzeh Headquarters
6th Special Division

  • Combat Engineering Unit (commander)
Battles/wars

Iran–Iraq War


Hamzeh Headquarters
6th Special Division

Iran–Iraq War

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: محمود احمدی‌نژاد‎, translit. Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād[mæhmuːd(-e) æhmædiːneʒɒːd], born Mahmoud Sabbaghian (Persian: صباغیان‎, translit. Sabbāghyān‎) on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian politician who was the sixth President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country.

An engineer and teacher from a poor background, Ahmadinejad joined the Office for Strengthening Unity after the Iranian Revolution. Appointed a provincial governor, he was removed after the election of President Mohammad Khatami and returned to teaching. Tehran's council elected him mayor in 2003. He took a religious hard line, reversing reforms of previous moderate mayors. His 2005 presidential campaign, supported by the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, garnered 62% of the runoff election votes, and he became President on 3 August 2005.

During his presidency, Ahmadinejad was viewed as a controversial figure within Iran, as well as internationally. He has been criticized domestically for his economic policies and disregard for human rights. Internationally, he is criticized for his hostility towards some countries, most notably Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States and other Western and Arab nations. In 2007, Ahmadinejad introduced a gas rationing plan to reduce the country's fuel consumption, and cut the interest rates that private and public banking facilities could charge. He supports Iran's nuclear program. His election to a second term in 2009 was widely disputed and caused widespread protests domestically and drew significant international criticism.


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