Hassan Rouhani | |
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7th President of Iran | |
Assumed office 3 August 2013 |
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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 |
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Preceded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Succeeded by | Nicolás Maduro |
Chief Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue | |
In office 6 October 2003 – 15 August 2005 |
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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 |
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President |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Ali Larijani |
Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
Assumed office 19 February 2007 |
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Constituency | Tehran Province |
Majority | 2,238,166 (53.56%) |
In office 18 February 2000 – 18 February 2007 |
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Constituency | Semnan Province |
First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | |
In office 2 June 1992 – 26 May 2000 |
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Preceded by | Hossein Hashemian |
Succeeded by | Behzad Nabavi |
Member of the Parliament | |
In office 28 May 1984 – 27 May 2000 |
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Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 729,965 (58.3%; 2nd term) |
In office 28 May 1980 – 27 May 1984 |
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Constituency | Semnan |
Majority | 19,017 (62.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hassan Fereydoun 12 November 1948 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 (Twelver Shia) |
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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Hassan Rouhani (Persian: حسن روحانی, pronunciation , Standard Persian: pronounced [roʊhɒːˈniː]; born Hassan Fereydoun (Persian: حسن فریدون) on 12 November 1948) is the seventh and current President of Iran, a position he has held since 2013. He is also a lawyer, academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of the Expediency Council since 1991, and a member of the Supreme National Security Council since 1989.