Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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  • Report: Iran Presidential Adviser Sentenced

    boston.com 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    An Iranian news website says a court has sentenced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's press adviser to one year in prison on the charge of insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

  • Iran's President Tours Latin America

    npr.org 1 month ago

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is touring Latin America this week, meeting with the heads of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Cuba. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Juan Forero about the Iranian leader's goals in the region, and how his trip positions him back home.

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Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and 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 Islamic 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. His second presidency term ends on August 3, 2013. He is not eligible to run for another term under the current Iranian constitution.
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