Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani
7th President of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2013
Supreme Leader	Ali Khamenei
First Vice President	Eshaq Jahangiri
Preceded by	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office 3 August 2013 – 17 September 2016
Preceded by	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Succeeded by	Nicolás Maduro
Chief Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue
In office 6 October 2003 – 15 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Deputy	Hossein Mousavian
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Ali Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office 14 October 1989 – 15 August 2005
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Ali Larijani
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 2007
Constituency	Tehran Province
Majority	2,238,166 (53.56%)
In office 18 February 2000 – 18 February 2007
Constituency	Semnan Province
First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
In office 2 June 1992 – 26 May 2000
Preceded by	Hossein Hashemian
Succeeded by	Behzad Nabavi
Member of the Parliament
In office 28 May 1984 – 27 May 2000
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	729,965 (58.3%; 2nd term)
In office 28 May 1980 – 27 May 1984
Constituency	Semnan
Majority	19,017 (62.1%)
Personal details
Born	Hassan Fereydoun (1948-11-12) 12 November 1948 (age 68) Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party (1999–present)
Other political affiliations	Combatant Clergy Association (1988–present; inactive since 2009) Islamic Republican Party (1979–87)
Spouse(s)	Sahebeh Arabi (1968–present)
Children	5
Alma mater	Qom Seminary University of Tehran Glasgow Caledonian University
Religion	Islam
Signature
Website	Government website Personal website (Persian)
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Years of service	1971–72 (conscription) 1985–91
Unit	of Nishapur (1971–72)
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of Air Defense (1985–91) Deputy to Second-in-Command of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff (1988–89)
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War
Awards	Order of Nasr (1st Class) Order of Fath (2nd Class)

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Early life and career Personal life Electoral history Member of Parliament Elections  1980 legislative election 1984 legislative election 1988 legislative election 1992 legislative election 1996 legislative election 2000 legislative election Commission on Defense Commission on Foreign Policy and National Security Iran-Iraq War Nuclear program of Iran Nuclear negotiator Supreme National Security Council Member of Assembly of Experts Elections  2000 by-election 2006 Assembly of Experts election 2016 Assembly of Experts election Expediency Discernment Council President of Iran Incumbent Presidential campaign General election Cabinet members Confirmations Inauguration International trips JCPOA  Negotiations Joint Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal framework United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 Iran Nuclear Achievements Protection Act Iranian Government's Reciprocal and Proportional Action in Implementing the JCPOA Act Iran and ISIL Iranian involvement in the Syrian Civil War Iranian intervention in Iraq World Against Violence and Extremism Possible second term Re-election campaign General election Books  Islamic Revolution: Roots and Challenges Fundaments of Political Thoughts of Imam Khomeini Memoirs of Dr. Hassan Rouhani; Vol. 1: The Islamic Revolution Introduction to Islamic Countries Islamic Political Thought; Vol. 1: Conceptual Framework Islamic Political Thought; Vol. 2: Foreign Policy Islamic Political Thought; Vol. 3: Cultural and Social Issues National Security and Economic System of Iran National Security and Nuclear Diplomacy Role of Seminaries in Moral and Political Developments of Society An Introduction to the History of Shia' Imams Age of Legal Capacity and Responsibility Memoirs of Dr. Hassan Rouhani; Vol. 2: Sacred Defense Narration of Foresight and Hope National Security and Foreign Policy National Security and Environment The Islamic Legislative Power The Flexibility of Shariah Comments on Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Comments on Usul (Principles of Fiqh)

President of Iran
Incumbent

Possible second term

Hassan Rouhani (Persian: حسن روحانی‎‎,  pronunciation ; born Hassan Fereydoun (Persian: حسن فریدون‎‎) on 12 November 1948) is the seventh and current President of Iran since 2013. He is also a lawyer, academic and former diplomat. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of the Expediency Council since 1991, member of the Supreme National Security Council since 1989.

Rouhani was deputy speaker of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. In the latter capacity, he was the country's top negotiator with the EU three, UK, France, and Germany, on nuclear technology in Iran, and has also served as a Shi'iteijtihadi cleric, and economic trade negotiator. He has expressed official support for upholding the rights of ethnic and religious minorities. In 2013, he appointed former industries minister Eshaq Jahangiri as his first vice-president.

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