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Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

date of birth: 28 October 1956

birth place: donation, Iran

birth name: Mahmud Saborzhiyan

Father: Ahmed Saborzhian, a blacksmith. Ahmadinejad’s father changed the family name from Saborzhian to Ahmadinejad after the family moved to Tehran.

Mother: Sayyed Khano

marriage: azam farahi

children: two sons and one daughter

Education: Iran University of Science and Technology, Bachelors and Masters, 1986 (in Civil Engineering) and Ph.D., 1987 (in Transportation Engineering)

He is a member of the Abadgaran Party and is considered ultra-conservative.

He is a very loyal supporter of Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Many of the 52 Americans were taken hostage during the 1979 Islamic Revolution Dawa Ahmadinejad was one of his captors. The former hostage taker, who is now Ahmadinejad’s political opponent, denies he was involved.

1986 – Joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

late 1980s – early 90s Governors of Maku and Khoy in Iran.

1993 – Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Higher Education.

1993-1997Governor of Ardabil Province in northwestern Iran.

3 May 2003-2005 Tehran mayor appointed.

24 June 2005Ayatollah Hashmi won the presidential election of Iran with an overwhelming majority by defeating Rafsanjani. Ahmadinejad receives about 62% of the vote and immediately begins expressing his desire to restart Iran’s nuclear program.

3 August 2005Sworn in as President.

26 October 2005During a speech at the World Without Zionism conference in Tehran, he said that “Israel should be wiped off the map.”

December 14, 2005 – Speaking to thousands of people in the Iranian city of Zahedan, Ahmadinejad says, “Today, [Europeans] A myth has been created in the name of the Holocaust and believes it to be above God, religion and prophets.

11 April 2006 – declares that Iran has produced low-grade enriched uranium that can be used for nuclear power.

September 19, 2006 – one of two featured speakers on the opening day of United Nations General Assembly. second is US President George W Bush. The two men do not meet.

24 September 2007 – Speaks at Columbia University. Ahmadinejad denies ever denying the Holocaust, saying he posed “two questions” about it. He gets furious after saying, “We don’t have gays” [in Iran] Like your country.”

25 September 2007 – Talks to the United Nations General Assembly.

September 26, 2007Christiane Amanpour interviews Ahmadinejad. He wakes up unexpectedly and leaves after a few minutes.

March 2-3, 2008 – Ahmadinejad’s visit Iraq; This is the first visit by an Iranian president to Iraq. he gets Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik And President Jalal Talabani, discussing topics such as oil production and development, border demarcation, and Israel’s excessive use of force in Gaza.

13 June 2009 – Iran’s president has been re-elected as protesters fill the streets.

5 August 2009 – sworn in as President.

13 October 2010 – comes in Lebanon For his first state visit to meet the president, prime minister and members of the militant group Hezbollah, with which Iran has strong ties.

April 17, 2011 – Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi fired by Ahmadinejad; Khamenei has vetoed the action.

May 2011 – Ahmadinejad accused Western countries of using special equipment to create a drought in Iran.

September 22, 2011 – Speaks at the United Nations General Assembly.

14 March 2012 – Ahmadinejad is called before parliament to answer questions about domestic and foreign issues. This is the first time since the 1979 Iranian revolution that parliament has summoned the country’s president to answer questions.

24 September 2012 – makes a speech at the United Nations, during which the ambassador Israel It’s gone out.

February 5, 2013 – during the trip EgyptA group of men throw shoes at Ahmadinejad. This is an insult in the Muslim world.

14 June 2013 – Hasan Ruhani Iran won the presidential election.

4 August 2013 – Rouhani took the oath and Ahmadinejad officially stepped down.

April 11, 2017 – State media reports that Ahmadinejad has registered to run in the country’s presidential election in May. This is unexpected, as Ahmadinejad was instructed not to run by Khamenei last September.

April 20, 2017 – The Guardian Council, a government forum that approves candidates, disqualifies Ahmadinejad from participating in the upcoming presidential election. In 2021, he is barred from participating in the presidential election again.

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