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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

A picture taken on October 11, 2009 shows the former Head of the Iran's presidential office, Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie, speaking during an interview with AFP in Tehran. Iran's June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on May 21, 2013 as the list of candidates bidding to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is finalised, with at least two well-known figures already targeted for disqualification.

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  • Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

    -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.His comments 9:20 AM Read more »

  • Iran removes potential wild-card candidates

    TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race yesterday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. 5/21/13 Read more »

  • Iran hard-liners urge election ban on 2 candidates

    Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders -- a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- from running in next month's presidential election.According to a report Wednesday by the semi-official Fars   Read more »

  • Iranian president Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes from election charges

    's constitutional watchdog said Sunday it will seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election registry office the previous day.The dispute appears to stem from an   Read more »

  • Iran's FM spokesman resigns amid presidential bid

    the report late Saturday came just hours after the deadline to register for the June 14 election to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .Mehr says Mehmanparast will be replaced by Abbas Araghchi, a member of Iran's nuclear negotiators team. Araghchi also   Read more »

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About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: محمود احمدی نژاد, mæhmuːd-e æhmædiː-neʒɒːd (help·info); born 28 October 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He became president on 6 August 2005 after winning the 2005 presidential election by popular vote, the first president of the Islamic Republic not to be a religious cleric in 24 years. Prior to becoming president, Ahmadinejad served as mayor of Tehran, the governor general of Ardabil Province, and served in the Iran–Iraq War as a member of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. He is not the most powerful official in Iran; that role belongs to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei according to Article 113 of Constitution of Iran. Khamenei(Khamenei Jendeh) is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Iran and has the final word in all aspects of foreign and domestic policies.

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