Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
US, Israel Reportedly Floated Installing Ex-Iranian President As New Leader
In the opening days of the Iran War, the United States and Israel were reportedly considering an unlikely choice as a potential new leader for Iran, according to The New York Times. Former Iranian President Mahmoud…
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About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. Ideologically a principlist and nationalist, he was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country, and served as the mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005, reversing many of his predecessor's reforms.
Everything about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad →- Occupation
- university teacher, engineer, head of state, politician
- Position held
- Mayor of Tehran, President of Iran, Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement, Minister of Intelligence (Iran)
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Born
- October 28, 1956