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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

6th President of Iran
Incumbent
In office since	August 3, 2005
Vice President	Parviz Dawoodi
Preceded by	Mohammad Khatami
Born	October 28, 1956 Aradan, Iran
Political party	Islamic Society of Engineers

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (help· info), sometimes also transcribed into English as Mahmud, Mahmood, Ahmadinezhad, Ahmadi-Nejad, Ahmadi Nejad (Persian: محمود احمدی نژاد; born October 28, 1956), is the sixth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His term began on August 3, 2005. Image File history File links Stop_hand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1142, 250 KB) Summary The Cavalier Daily : http://www. ... The President of Iran holds a very important office in Irans political establishment. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parviz Dawoodi (born 1952) is the current First Vice-President of Iran (since September 11, 2005). ... Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (Persian : سید محمد خاتمی), born September 29, 1943 in Ardakan city of Yazd province, is an Iranian intellectual, philosopher and political figure. ... 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender 1664 - The Duke of York and Albanys Maritime Regiment of Foot later to be known as the Royal Marines is established. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aradan is a village near the city of Garmsar in Semnan Province, central Iran. ... The Islamic Society of Engineers (جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین), ISE, is a political organization in Iran, a member of the conservative alliance. ... Image File history File links Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender 1664 - The Duke of York and Albanys Maritime Regiment of Foot later to be known as the Royal Marines is established. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The President of Iran holds a very important office in Irans political establishment. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was appointed mayor of Tehran on May 3, 2003, and was elected president on June 24, 2005. As a deeply religious conservative with popular nationalist and possibly Islamist views he is a controversial figure, and has been widely criticised for his outspoken and often provocative foreign policy positions, in particular his stance on Israel and controversial comments he has made about the Holocaust. ^[1] A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran View from Jamaran looking southwest toward Elahiyeh, Jordan, and Shemiran districts of Tehran. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Populism is a political philosophy or rhetorical style that holds that the common persons interests are oppressed or hindered by the elite in society, and that the instruments of the state need to be grasped from this self-serving elite and used for the benefit and advancement of the... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix Nationalism is an ideology that holds that (ethnically or culturally defined) nations are the fundamental units for human social life, and makes certain cultural and political claims based upon that belief; in particular, the claim that the nation is the only legitimate... This article is about political Islamism. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ...

Politically, Ahmadinejad is a member of the Central Council of the Islamic Society of Engineers, but he has a more powerful base inside the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (Abadgaran). Ahmadinejad is considered one of the main figures in the alliance. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad enjoys full suport from Ali Khamenei. In his recent speech Khamenei said: "This government is the most favorite government of Iran since 100 years ago".[1] The Islamic Society of Engineers (جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین), ISE, is a political organization in Iran, a member of the conservative alliance. ... The Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (ائتلاف آبادگران ایران اسلامی; Etelāf-e Ābādgarān-e Īrān-e Eslāmī), usually shortened to Abadgaran (آبادگران), is an alliance of some conservative Iranian political parties and organizations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Personal life and education

Born in the village of Arādān near Garmsar, the fourth of seven children born to a blacksmith, his family moved to Tehran when he was one year old. He ranked 130th in the nationwide university entrance exams, and entered Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) as an undergraduate student of civil engineering in 1976. He continued his studies in the same university, entering the Master of Science program for civil engineering in 1984, the year he joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (see below), and in 1987 received his Ph.D in traffic and transportation engineering and planning. The graduate program was a special program for the Revolutionary Guards members funded by the organization itself. After graduation, he became a professor at the civil engineering department at IUST. Garmsar is a city in the Semnan province in northern Iran. ... A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... The Iran University of Science and Technology (دانشگاه علم Ùˆ صنعت ایران) is a research insitution and university of engineering and science in Iran (Persia), offering both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah or Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For another meaning of the term traffic engineering, please see telecommunications traffic engineering. ...

Ahmadinejad is married and has two sons and a daughter.

Early political career

His political career began while he was in college. As a leader of the student organization Office for Strengthening Unity, Ahmadinejad was in on the planning to take over the U.S. embassy in 1979. Al-Jazeera reports that he suggested the students take over the Soviet embassy at the same time.[2]

He joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in 1986 during the Iran-Iraq War. After training at the headquarters, he saw action in extraterritorial covert operations against Kirkuk, Iraq. Later he also became the head engineer of the sixth army of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the head of the Corps' staff in the western provinces of Iran. After the war, he served as vice governor and governor of Maku and Khoy, an Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and the governor of the then newly established Ardabil province from 1993 to October 1997. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah or Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ayatollah Khomeini Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength ~100,000 (initially) ? Casualties Est. ... Covert operations are military or political activities that are not only clandestine (undertaken in a manner that disguises the identity of the perpetrators) but also covert, i. ... Kirkuk city centre. ... Region of the old Armenia c. ... Khoy (خوی in Persian and Xoy in Kurdish), also spelt Khoi or Khvoy, is a city in West Azarbaijan, Iran. ... Sheikh Safis Tomb Ardabil (Persian: اردبیل; also known as: Ardebil; ancient name: Artavil) is one of 30 provinces of Iran. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Ahmadinejad was mostly an unknown figure in Iranian politics until he was elected Mayor of Tehran by the second City Council of Tehran on May 3, 2003, after a 12% turnout led to the election of the conservative candidates of Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran in Tehran. During his mayorship, he reversed many of the changes put into effect by previous moderate and reformist mayors, putting serious religious emphasis on the activities of the cultural centers founded by previous mayors, going on the record with the separation of elevators for men and women in the municipality offices^[2] and suggesting that the bodies of those killed in the Iran-Iraq war be buried in major city squares of Tehran. Such actions were coupled with an emphasis on charity, such as distributing free soup to the poor. This is a list of Mayors of Tehran: Gholamhossein Karbaschi (1988-1998) Morteza Alviri Ahmad Malekmadani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2003-2005) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (since 2005) This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The Islamic City Council of Tehran (شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the Mayor of Tehran, and budgets the Municipality of Tehran. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (ائتلاف آبادگران ایران اسلامی; Etelāf-e Ābādgarān-e Īrān-e Eslāmī), usually shortened to Abadgaran (آبادگران), is an alliance of some conservative Iranian political parties and organizations. ... Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. ... A set of elevators or lifts, in the lower level of a train station. ... In the United States, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ... Allegorical personification of Charity as a mother with three infants by Anthony van Dyck Charity, meaning selfless giving, is one conventional English translation of the Greek term agapÄ“. // Etymology In the 1400, charity meant the state of love or simple affection which one was in or out of regarding one...

Ahmadinejad is known to have quarreled with president Mohammad Khatami, who then barred him from attending meetings of the Board of Ministers, a privilege usually extended to mayors of Tehran. He has publicly criticized Khatami for ignorance of the daily problems of the general public. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (Persian : سید محمد خاتمی), born September 29, 1943 in Ardakan city of Yazd province, is an Iranian intellectual, philosopher and political figure. ...

After two years as mayor, Ahmadinejad was shortlisted in a list of 65 finalists for World Mayor in 2005 ^[3]. Out of the 550 nominated mayors, only nine were from Asia. World Mayor is a now annual award organised by CityMayors. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Ahmadinejad resigned from his post as the mayor of Tehran after his election to the presidency. His resignation was accepted on June 28, 2005, and in September 2005 the Tehran City Council elected Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf with 8 out of 15 votes as the 12th mayor of Tehran. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (محمد باقر قالیباف; born September 1961 in Mashhad) is an Iranian General and the former commander of Police Forces of Iran. ...

Presidency

Electoral platform

Ahmadinejad generally sent mixed signals about his plans for his presidency, which some US-based analysts considered to have been designed to attract both religious conservatives and the lower economic classes ^{[citation needed]}. His campaign motto was, "It's possible and we can do it." (میشود و میتوانیم). A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ...

In his presidential campaign, Ahmadinejad took a populist approach, with emphasis on his own modest life, and had compared himself with Mohammad Ali Rajai, the second president of Iran — a claim that raised objections from Rajai's family. Ahmadinejad claims he plans to create an "exemplary government for the people of the world" in Iran. He is a self-described "principlist"; that is, acting politically based on Islamic and revolutionary principles. One of his goals is "putting the petroleum income on people's tables," referring to Iran's oil profits being distributed among the poor. Populism is a political philosophy or rhetorical style that holds that the common persons interests are oppressed or hindered by the elite in society, and that the instruments of the state need to be grasped from this self-serving elite and used for the benefit and advancement of the... Mohammad Ali Rajai Mohammad Ali Rajai (محمد علی رجائی in Persian) (1933 – August 30, 1981) was the second elected President of Iran, after serving as Prime Minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...

Ahmadinejad was the only presidential candidate who spoke out against future relations with the United States. Also, in an interview with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting a few days before the elections, Ahmadinejad accused the United Nations of being "one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam." He has openly opposed the veto power given to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. In the same interview, he stated, "It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals. Should such a privilege continue to exist, the Muslim world with a population of nearly 1.5 billion should be extended the same privilege." In addition, he has defended Iran's nuclear program and has accused "a few arrogant powers" of attempting to limit Iran's industrial and technological development in this and other fields. IRIB is based in northern Tehran, adjacent to Mellat Park, where almost all studios and offices are centered at. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Islamic world is the world-wide community of those who identify with Islam, known as Muslims, and who number approximately one-and-a-half billion people. ... The UN Security Council Veto Power is a power wielded solely by the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council, enabling them to void any Security Council resolution regardless of the level of general support. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... This article is about Irans civilian nuclear program. ...

After his election he proclaimed, "Thanks to the blood of the martyrs, a new Islamic revolution has arisen and the Islamic revolution of 1384 [the current Iranian year] will, if God wills, cut off the roots of injustice in the world." He said, "The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world." ^[4] Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ...

During his campaign for the second round, he said, "We didn't participate in the revolution for turn-by-turn government [...] This revolution tries to reach a world-wide government."^{[citation needed]} Also he has mentioned that he has an extended program on fighting terrorism in order to improve foreign relations and has called for greater ties with Iran's neighbours and ending visa requirements between states in the region, saying that "People should visit anywhere they wish freely. People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours." Terrorism, as defined by the United States Department of Defense, is the calculated use of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. ... An entry visa valid in all Schengen treaty countries Visas for Laos, Thailand, and Sri Lanka A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit. ... A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ...

As confirmed by Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, a senior cleric from Qom, is President Ahmadinejad's ideological mentor and spiritual guide. Mesbah is the founder of Haghani School of thought in Iran. He and his team strongly supported Ahmadinejad's campaign during presidential election in 2005. Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi (born 1934) is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician. ... Haghani Circle is a school of thought in Iran made by a group of clerics based in the holy city of Qom and headed by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, an influential cleric and theologician. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Election

Ahmadinejad became the President of Iran on August 3, 2005, receiving the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. During the inauguration ceremony he kissed Khamenei's hand in demonstration of his loyalty to him. The act caused a stir in the national media as he is the first Iranian president to kiss Khamenei's hand and the second Iranian president to kiss a supreme leader's hand (the first was Rajai, who kissed Ayatollah Khomeini's hand). Ahmadinejad was widely perceived at the time of his election to be Khamenei's protégé.^[5] August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The post of Supreme Leader (Persian: ولی فقیه or رهبر, Rahbar, literally leader) was created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the highest ranking political authority of the nation (see Guardianship of the jurists (doctrine)). Other Persian terms include the Valiye-Faqih (sometimes shortened to Faqih) or the Jurisprudent... Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی خامنه‌ای) (born July 15, 1939) is the Iran. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the first modern Islamic republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia cleric and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the then Shah of Iran. ...

In the first announcement after his presidency, Ahmadinejad asked the public servants not to post his photographs and pictures in governmental offices and use the pictures and photos of Khomeini and Khamenei only.

Ahmadinejad completed the requisite ceremonies of becoming president on August 6, when he took a vow before the Majlis to protect Iran's national institutions: Shi'a Islam, the Islamic Republic, and the Constitution. From August 3 to August 6, 2005, Mohammad Reza Aref, Khatami's First Vice President, was Acting President. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... An Islamic republic in its modern context has come to mean several things. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohammad Reza Aref (محمدرضا عارف) (born 1941 in Yazd) is an Iranian (Persian) politician and university professor. ...

Ahmadinejad's ministers

Ahmadinejad was required to introduce his suggested ministers to Majlis for a vote of approval in fifteen days, after which Majlis would have one week to decide about the ministers. It was mentioned by Masoud Zaribafan, Ahmadinejad's campaign manager, that Ahmadinejad would probably introduce his cabinet on the same day of his vow, which did not happen, but the list was finally sent to the Majlis on August 14. The Majlis were set to vote on the suggested ministers by August 21. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

The parliament had held a private meeting on August 5, when Ahmadinejad presented a shortlist of three or four candidates for each ministry, to know the opinion of Majlis about his candidates. A news website close to Ahmadinejad published a partial list of Ahmadinejad's decisions based on the feedback, which was updated and changed a few times. ^{[citation needed]} The final list was officially sent to the Majlis on August 14, 2005. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After a few days of heavy discussions in Majlis, which started on August 21, 2005, Ahmadinejad's cabinet was voted for on August 24, 2005, and became the first cabinet since the Iranian revolution in not winning a complete vote of approval. Four candidates, for the ministries of Cooperatives, Education, Petroleum, and Welfare and Social Security, all previous colleagues of Ahmadinejad in the Municipality of Tehran, were voted down. The other candidates became ministers. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ...

The list of suggested ministers and their votes went:^[6]

The new board of ministers held its first meeting on August 25 in Mashhad, promising to keep frequent meetings to cities other than the capital, Tehran. Temporary supervisors for two of the four ministries without new ministers were appointed by Ahmadinejad on August 27, Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani for the Ministry of Cooperatives and Davoud Madadi for the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security. We dont have an article called Mohammad Soleimani Start this article Search for Mohammad Soleimani in. ... Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi is the new Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran. ... The new Defence Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, 49, is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards since the establishment of the body in 1980, where he served as in charge of the Middle East Department, with Palestine, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention. ... Parviz Fattah is Irans Minister of Energy. ... The first Minister of Foreign Affairs (or Foreign Minister) of Iran was Mirza Abdolvahhab Khan Motamed od-Dowleh Neshat who served between 1819 and 1824. ... Manouchehr Mottaki (In Persian: منوچهر متکی) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran) appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ... Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, M.D. is Irans Minister of Health and Medical Education. ... Alireza Tahmasebi (born 1961) is Irans Minister of Industry and Mines. ... The Ministry of Intelligence (وزارت اطلاعات), is the primary intelligence agency of Iran. ... Kazem vaziri Mahane is the current minister of petroleum in Iran. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Mashhad from space, January 2003 Goharshad mosque, built in 1418. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ...

Domestic policy

Economic policy

Ahmadinejad submitted his first annual budget to Iran’s parliament on January 15, 2006. This year’s budget (starting March 21) law is based on oil price of US$40 per barrel. The budget is approximately 195,000 billion rial, about 70% of which is devoted to government controlled areas. The budget was planned to oppose economic monopolies, and is the largest in Iran's history with a 50% increase on the previous financial year, a change some of Ahmadimejad's opponents describe as “disastrous.” Some Iranian MPs believe that even this extremely large amount of money will be insufficient to fulfil Ahmadinejad’s election promises.^[7] Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ...

2006-2007 budget proposal is to be an operational budget where funds would be devoted based on the outcome of an operation rather than dividing the budget among organizations. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006-2007 budget proposal, 0.6 percent of GDP has been devoted to scientific research, slightly under half of what is demanded by Iran's 4th Five-Year Social and Economic Development Plan (ie. 1.25% of GDP). 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite the government's hostility toward NGOs, Ahmadinejad devoted approximately 35 billion Rials (or 3,500,000 USD) to an NGO associated with Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, an increase of almost tenfold.^[8][9] A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. ... Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi (born 1934) is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician. ...

Reza's Compassion Fund

Ahmadinejad's first piece of legislation to emerge from his newly formed government was a 12 trillion rial (1.3 billion USD) fund called "Reza's Compassion Fund" ^[10] which was named after one of Shi'a Islam's Imams, Ali al-Rida. By tapping into Iran's huge oil revenues, Ahmadinejad's government claims that this fund will be used to help young people to get jobs and to afford marriage, as well to assist in purchasing their own homes. Shia Islam, also Shi`ite Islam or Shi`ism (Arabic: ‎ translit: Persian: ‎ ) is the second largest denomination of the religion of Islam. ... The Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam only with regards to the aspect of political leadership. ... Imām ˤAlī ibn-Mūsā ar-Riđā (Arabic: علي بن موسى الرضا) (January 1, 766 - May 26, 818) was the eighth Shīˤa Imām. ...

The fund also sought charitable donations, and includes a boards of trustees in each of Iran's 30 provinces. The new plan is subject to the approval of the conservative-held Majlis, but is seen as unlikely to encounter strong opposition given deputies in the Majles have also shown an eagerness to focus on resolving economic problems. The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of some other beneficiary. ... مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ...

This piece of legislation was in response to the costly housing in urban centres which is pushing up the national average marital age, which currently is around 25 for women and 28 for men. This was the first example of Ahmadinejad's attempting to fulfill his promise of "bringing oil money to the Iranian people's plates."

Women and Sports

On 24 April 2006, Ahmadinejad announced that a ruling which prevented women from watching men playing sports in stadiums would soon be reversed. [3][4] A state television announcer reported that Ahmadinejad "ordered the head of the sports organisation to provide facilities in the stadiums to watch national matches." The president was quoted as saying: "The best stands should be allocated to women and families in the stadiums in which national and important matches are being held." In the past, women had occasionally scuffled with police when they were barred from entering stadiums. Some tried to go inside dressed as men or sneaked in with the foreign fans. Women have sometimes been allowed into smaller sports venues to watch male sports, such as basketball or volleyball. However only female VIPs and sportwomen could attend Azadi stadium, which is the largest stadium in the country. However it should be noted that there exists no law in Iran which restricts women of attending stadiums. The current restrictions have been applied by the authorities without any legal basis.[5] April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ahmadinajad's letter to his vice president, has been welcome by Iranian feminists and reformists. However soon after his remarks, several of highest ranking clerics and marjas including, Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani, Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani and Ayatollah Mirza Javad Tabrizi announced their objection to the president's decision, calling for urgent cancellation of the order. In Qom many clerics demonstrated against the president's letter.[6] [7][8][9][10] A marja, or marja-e-taqleed (Arabic and persian مرجع تقليد), literally source of imitation or source of tradition, is the second highest authority on religion and law in Shia Islam after the prophet and (Shia) Imams. ... Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi (born 1934) is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician. ... Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Fazel Lankarani (born 1931 in Qom, Iran) is the son of the late Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani and was a student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. ... Qom is famous for the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh, first built in the late 8th century. ...

Two days before his unexpected letter about the presence of women in stadiums, Ahmadinejad objected to punishments and policies against "women without proper hijab". His remarks made his supporters very angry. [11] Hijab or ħijāb (Arabic: حجاب) is the Arabic term for barrier. ...

Support for Iran's nuclear program

Ahmadinejad has been a vocal supporter of Iran's nuclear program. On January 11, 2006, Ahmadinejad announced that Iran will have peaceful nuclear technology very soon. He also emphasized that making the nuclear bomb is not the policy of his government. In his words : "We would like to send the message to those who claim Iran is searching for nuclear weapons that there is no such policy and this [policy] is illegal and against our religion." ^[11] This article is about Irans nuclear power program. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ...

He also added at a January 2006 conference in Tehran: "A nation which has culture, logic and civilisation does not need nuclear weapons. The countries which seek nuclear weapons are those which want to solve all problems by the use of force. Our nation does not need such weapons."^[12] Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran View from Jamaran looking southwest toward Elahiyeh, Jordan, and Shemiran districts of Tehran. ...

Ahmadinejad has also invited "all countries" to participate in Iran's nuclear project.^[13]

In April 2006, Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had successfully refined uranium to a stage suitable for the nuclear fuel cycle. In a speech to students and academics in Mashar, he said: General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Atomic mass 238. ...

Iran's conditions have changed completely as it became a nuclear state and can talk to other states from that stand. ^[14]

On April 13, 2006, Iranian news agency IRNA quoted him as saying: April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The peaceful Iranian nuclear technology will not pose a threat to any party because we want peace and stability and we will not cause injustice to anyone and at the same time we will not submit to injustice

Regardless of Ahmadinejad's rhetoric, the office of the Iranian President is not responsible for nuclear policy, which is instead set by the Supreme National Security Council reporting directly to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (who reportedly — see Ali Khamenei — issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons in 2005). The council includes representatives appointed by the Supreme Leader, top officials from the military and members of the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government (see eg. Ali Larijani). ^[15] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A fatwa (Arabic: ) plural fatāwa , is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. ... Ali Larijani while lecturing for his presidential campaign at Sharif University of Technology in March, 2005. ...

Controversies

Main article: Controversies surrounding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

During the crackdown on universities in 1980, which Khomeini called the “Islamic Cultural Revolution”, Ahmadinejad and the OSU played a critical role in purging dissident lecturers and students many of whom were arrested and later executed. Universities remained closed for three years and Ahmadinejad joined the Revolutionary Guards.^{[citation needed]} On June 29, 2005, shortly after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the Iranian presidential election, several major western news outlets publicized various allegations against him. ...

In the early 1980s, Ahmadinejad worked in the “Internal Security” department of the IRGC and earned notoriety as a ruthless interrogator and torturer. According to the state-run website Baztab, allies of outgoing President Mohammad Khatami have revealed that Ahmadinejad worked for some time as an executioner in the notorious Evin Prison, where thousands of political prisoners were executed in the bloody purges of the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

Since his election as the president of Iran, Ahmadinejad has been a controversial figure. He has been subject to various allegations such as election fraud^[16], alleged involvement in the Iran Hostage Crisis^[17], assassinations of Kurdish politicians in Austria^[18], support of or engagement in terrorist activities^[19], and Holocaust denial^[20]. A defaced Great Seal of the United States at the former US embassy, Tehran, Iran, as it appears today The Iran hostage crisis was a 444-day (about 14 months) period during which student proxies of the new Iranian regime held hostage 52 diplomats and citizens of the United States... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kurdistan (literally meaning the land of Kurds)[1] (old: : Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also in Kurdish: Kurdewarí) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the Middle East, inhabited traditionally predominantly by the Kurds. ... Terrorism, as defined by the United States Department of Defense, is the calculated use of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ...

Foreign policy positions

Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush

Main article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush

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On May 8, 2006, Ahmadinejad sent a direct secret letter to United States President George Bush to propose "new ways" to end Iran's nuclear dispute.It is reported to be the first time an Iranian leader has written to the US leader since the Iranian revolution in 1979. [12] [13] Wikisource has original text related to this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejads letter to George W. Bush (8 May 2006) On May 8, 2006, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter directly to United States President George W. Bush that proposed new ways to end the dispute over Irans development... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikisource – The Free Library – is a Wikimedia project to build a free, wiki library of source texts, along with translations into any language and other supporting materials. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... George Bush can refer to: People George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, 43rd and current President of the United States (2001–present) George H. W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993), and father of George W. Bush George P. Bush, George Prescott Bush... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley both had reviewed the letter and considered it to be a broad, historical look at the U.S.-Iranian relationship. That was the first direct contact between both goverments since April 9, 1980. [14] Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush. ... Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President For National Security Affairs in George W. Bushs second term administration. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The letter has been analyzed by various sources and has been confirmed by Iranian news as a Da'wa letter. ^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with dawah. ...

In an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel, published in its online version May 30, 2006, Ahmadinejad was asked if it was his aim to provoke the United States. He said: "No, we feel animosity toward no one. We're concerned about the American soldiers who die in Iraq. Why do they have to die there? This war makes no sense. Why is there war when there is reason as well?" [15] Photo of the cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel (1/1947) Der Spiegel (German for The Mirror) is Europes biggest and Germanys most influential weekly magazine, published in Hamburg, with a circulation of around one million per week. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Antagonism toward Israel

Main article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel

In October 2005 Ahmadinejad gave a speech opposing Zionism that contained antagonistic statements about the State of Israel. He agreed with a statement he attributed to Khomeini that the "occupying regime" must be "elimintated from the page of history". He also referred to "the occupying regime" as a "disgraceful stain [in] the Islamic world. His comments were widely translated as saying that Israel should be wiped off the map." Reviewing the controversy over the translation, New York Times deputy foreign editor Ethan Bronner observed that "all official translations" of the comments, including the foreign ministry and president's office, "refer to wiping Israel away." Bronner concluded, "So did Iran's president call for Israel to be wiped off the map? It certainly seems so. Did that amount to a call for war? That is an open question."^[21] The Guardian columnist and foreign correspondant Jonathan Steel cites several Farsi speakers and translators who claim that the phrase in question is more accuratly translated as "elminiated from the page of time" or "the pages of history" rather than "wiped off the map". He points out that the president's comparsion of this outcome with the fall of the Shah further supports this understanding^[22]. // 2005 World Without Zionism speech President Ahmadinejad speaking at The World without Zionism conference During the World Without Zionism student conference in October 2005 Ahmadinejad said in a speech: Later in the speech Ahmadinejad said that the issue with Palestine would be over the day that all refugees return to... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... Poster promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s: Toward a New Life (in Romanian),The Promised Land (in Hungarian), in small (down) text is written First Palestinian sound movie 1844 Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews by Mordecai Noah, page one. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Ethan Bronner is deputy foreign editor of the New York Times, and a frequent essayist on foreign affairs. ... Guardian may refer to: A legal guardian, a person responsible for a ward. ... Shah is an Iranian term in Persian language for a monarch (king or emperor), and has also been adopted in many other languages. ...

Ahmadinejad's comments were condemned by major Western governments, the European Union, Russia, the United Nations Security Council and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.^[23] Egyptian, Turkish and Palestinian leaders also expressed displeasure over Ahmadinejad's remark.^[24] The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations (UN). ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

In December 2005 Ahmadinejad also made several controversial statements regarding the Holocaust the State of Israel, and criticized European laws against Holocaust denial. Many translated a statement he made as referring to the Holocaust as a "myth", though this translation is disputed^[25]. He said that although he does not know whether or not nor to what extent the Holocaust occurred, if it had in fact occurred, European countries should make amends to the Jewish people by giving them land to establish a state in Europe (Germany, Austria or other countries), the United States, or Canada instead of making "the innocent nation of Palestine pay for this crime." These statements were also condemned by many world leaders. December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... Selection at the Auschwitz camp in 1944, where the Nazis chose whom to kill immediately and whom to use as slave labor or for medical experimentation. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ... Jews (Hebrew: יהודים, Yehudim) are followers of Judaism or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel), an ethno-religious group descended from the ancient Israelites and converts who joined their religion. ...

In April 2006, Ahmadinejad gave the opening address to the "Third International Qods Conference supporting the rights of the Palestinian people." In the speech he reiterated his argument that Palestinians should not suffer to compensate Jews for the Holocaust, though he pointed out that Western countries had admitted that they committed the killing of many Jews. He described Israel as the epicenter of a threat to the entire Muslim world. Ahmadinejad also compared Israel to a dying tree, contrasting it to what he considers to be Palestinian resistance, which he characterized as a young blooming tree. April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Events 1 April 2006 (Saturday) Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ...

In Iran, supporters of Ahmadinejad have said that the West has misinterpreted or overreacted to his statements, at times intentionally, in order to smear Iran's image or divert attention away from their own faults or responsibilities. At a news conference on January 14, 2006, Ahmadinejad claimed his October speech had been misquoted, stating "There is no new policy, they created a lot of hue and cry over that. It is clear what we say: Let the Palestinians participate in free elections and they will say what they want." ^[26] At that news conference he also said that he "will not make any historical argument" but would accept any answers produced by European experts to questions about the Holocaust.

Ahmadinejad's ideas have also been criticised inside Iran. For example, Haroun Yashayaei, the head of Iran's Jewish community, issued a letter of complaint against Ahmadinejad in January 2006. Former President Khatami has said that the Holocaust is a "historic fact" while criticizing the connection between the Holocaust and the persecution of the Palestinian people ^[27]. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Improving relations with Russia

Ahmadinejad has taken moves to help strengthen relations with Russia, setting up a headquarters expressly dedicated to the purpose in October 2005. He has worked with Vladimir Putin on the Iran nuclear issue and both Putin and Ahmadinejad have expressed a desire for more mutual cooperation on issues involving the Caspian Sea.^[28] However, there have been recent accusations made by Western intelligence officials that Ahmadinejad has sanctioned the training and funding of Chechen rebels, who are fighting against the local government and Russia, inside Iran.^[29] Relations between Russia and Persia (pre-1935 Iran), officially commenced in 1592, with the Safavids in power. ... (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, Vladímir Vladímirovich Pútin; born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician, and the current President of the Russian Federation. ... Caspian Sea viewed from orbit The Caspian Sea is a LAKE MY HOMIE DOGG of Eurasia between Asia and Europe. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water Ranked 80th - 15,300 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 49th - est. ...

Ahmadinejad and anti-Semitism

Some of Ahmadinejad's comments concerning Israel and Jews have been widely criticized as being not mere manifestations of anti-Zionist ideology, but as additionally being anti-Semitic in content. The concerns have chiefly involved these statements:

• Many media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, reported him stating "As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map"^[30]. According to a translation of this speech by New York Times Tehran bureau correspondent Nazila Fathi he stated "Our dear Imam said that the occupying regime must be wiped off the map and this was a very wise statement"^[31]. The New York Times states that "all official translations" of the statement "refer to wiping Israel away."^[32] Several Farsi speakers and translators maintain that this is a inaccurate translation and a closer approximation would be something along the lines of "the occupying regime must be eliminated from the pages of history^[33], which is interpreted by some media outlets as endorsing an overthrow of the state/government of Israel without specific implication for residents of that country. ^[34][35] Iran's Foreign Minister said: "Ahmadinejad was not talking about destroying Israel but rather changing its government." ^[36]

• CNN reported that he stated concerning the Holocaust, that "they have invented a myth that Jews were massacred" ^[37]. The government controlled IRNA hews agency stated, however, that he said that "some have created a myth on holocaust and hold it even higher than the very belief in religion and prophets"^[38]

• During an interview with Der Spiegel, he was asked, "Are you still saying that the Holocaust is just 'a myth'?" Ahmadinejad responded, "I will only accept something as truth if I am actually convinced of it." In the same interview, he later stated, "We oppose every type of crime against any people. But we want to know whether this crime actually took place or not...If it did not occur, then the Jews have to go back to where they came from" ^[39].

Criticism of the "anti-Semitic statements of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" "of hate and animosity toward all Jewish people of the world" has come from the U.S. Senate, which passed a unanimous resolution condemning his "harmful, destructive, and anti-Semitic statements." Identification of Ahmadinejad with antisemitism has come from a variety of sources. [16][17] [18]Rev. Dr. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in USA said "Anti-Semitism’s most vociferous manifestation is the 'Big Lie' now coming from Tehran"^[40]. Al Jazeera Logo Al Jazeera (Arabic: ), meaning The Island and/or The Peninsula is an Arabic-language television channel based in Doha, Qatar. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran View from Jamaran looking southwest toward Elahiyeh, Jordan, and Shemiran districts of Tehran. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Photo of the cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel (1/1947) Der Spiegel (German for The Mirror) is Europes biggest and Germanys most influential weekly magazine, published in Hamburg, with a circulation of around one million per week. ... Rev. ...

In a press conference in January 2006, Ahmadinejad said he had been misquoted about his statements regarding Israel. ^[41] In another response given by a Government spokesman, it was said: "...the Western media empire is trying to portrait [sic] Iran as an anti-Semitic country...If you believe in the Holocaust...let other people express their ideas too and then try to convince them by your justifications." ^[42]. This statement challenged the laws in European countries that make questioning or denying the Holocaust a crime, and where officials have advocated the arrest of Ahmadinejad on those grounds. ^{[43] [44][45]} Sic is a Latin word meaning thus or so. In writing, it is italicized and placed within square brackets — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the original quoted material and is not a transcription error. ...

A June 11, 2006 article in The Guardian on Ahmadinejad's controversy relating to the soccer World Cup stated: "Iran's Football team will be met with a series of protests across Germany during their World Cup campaign as anger mounts against the country's viciously anti-semitic President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."^[46] The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup began on June 9, 2006 and will end on July 9, 2006. ...

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Self Images

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Ahmadinejad gave a warm welcome to Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on his visit to Tehran in 2004. In the visit, Chávez was welcomed with a new statue of Simón Bolívar, Venezuela's national hero, in the Goft-o-gou park in Tehran. Sitting to Chávez's left is the brother of Mostafa Chamran, now a prominent politician. ImageMetadata File history File links Chavez-in-tehran3. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran View from Jamaran looking southwest toward Elahiyeh, Jordan, and Shemiran districts of Tehran. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simón José Antonio de los Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco (born July 24, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela; died December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia) was a South American revolutionary leader. ... Mostafa Chamran was a minister and revolutionary leader of Iran. ...

See also

• Iran
• President of Iran
• Politics of Iran
• Haghani Circle
• Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi
• 2006 Iranian sumptuary law controversy

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Notes & references

1. ^ CNN, Iranian leader: Holocaust a 'myth'
2. ^ http://entekhab.ir/display/?ID=2648
3. ^ vom Hove, Tann (2005). More than 87,000 took part in the World Mayor 2005 project. World Mayor Award. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
4. ^ Navai, Ramita, "President invokes new Islamic wave", The Times (UK) Online, 30 June 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
5. ^ http://roozonline.com/01newsstory/009123.shtml
6. ^ http://president.ir/ahmadinejad/cronicnews/1384/06/02/index-f.htm#b3
7. ^ Hamid Ahadi, The Largest Budget in Iran’s History, 1 February, 2006
8. ^ NGO Crackdown in Iran (Ahmadinejad Orders), Free Republic, 14 January, 2006
9. ^ (Persian) سه و نيم ميليارد تومان بودجه موسسه وابسته به آيت الله مصباح
10. ^ (Persian) Rooze Online
11. ^ (Persian) BBC Persian service
12. ^ Excerpts: Ahmadinejad conference, BBC News, 14 January, 2006
13. ^ (Persian) Iran newspaper
14. ^ Ahmadinejad:Iran nuke right non-negotiable, UPI, 13 April, 2006
15. ^ Iran: Election Of Ahmadinejad Unlikely To Affect Nuclear Negotiations, Radio Free Liberty, 27 June, 2005
16. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2005/06/050619_mf_hashemi_statement.shtml
17. ^ Milaninia, Nema (2005). MadeUpStories.com - The MKO propaganda machine. Iranian.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-06.
18. ^ http://www.pdk-iran.org/english/articles/Rafsanjani%20involved%20in%20the%20murder%20of%20Dr.%20Qassemlou.htm
19. ^ http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060417fa_fact
20. ^ CNN, Iranian leader: Holocaust a 'myth' Article accessed 2006-5-30
21. ^ Just How Far Did They Go, Those Words Against Israel?. = The New York Times. Retrieved on June 11, 2006.
22. ^ Lost in translation. = The Guardian. Retrieved on June 14, 2006.
23. ^ Annan 'dismayed' by Iran remarks. = BBC News. Retrieved on October 28, 2005.
24. ^ UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant. BBC News. Retrieved on October 28, 2005.
25. ^ A Muslim Mao Calls for Wiping Israel Off the Map: A Classic Example of Covert Disinformation?. The American Muslim. Retrieved on May 23, 2006.
26. ^ U.N. Scrutiny Won't Make Iran Quit Nuclear Effort, President Says, Nazila Fathi, New York Times, 15 January, 2006
27. ^ Iran: Ex President Khatami Says Holocaust a Historic Fact, adnkronos International, 28 February, 2006
28. ^ "Ahmadinejad: Special Hq to be formed for Tehran-Moscow cooperation", Islamic Republic News Agency, October 26, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.
29. ^ "Teheran 'secretly trains' Chechens to fight in Russia", The Telegraph, November 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.
30. ^ Ahmadinejad: Wipe Israel off map
31. ^ Nazila Fathi, Text of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Speech, 30 October, 2006
32. ^ Just How Far Did They Go, Those Words Against Israel?. = The New York Times. Retrieved on June 11, 2006.
33. ^ AhmadineLost in translation
34. ^ Iran president: Wipe Israel off map, The Scotsman, 27 October, 2005
35. ^ Wipe Israel off map, says Iran's president, The Telegraph, 27 October, 2005
36. ^ Israel's Olmert Calls Iran's Ahmadinejad An Anti-Semite,Radio Free Europe,22 February, 2006
37. ^ Iranian leader: Holocaust a 'myth' , CNN, 14 December, 2006
38. ^ Polling only solution to Palestine problem, IRNA, 14 December, 2006
39. ^ Spiegel Interview with Iran's President Ahmadinejad
40. ^ NCC Condemns Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust Statement
41. ^ U.N. Scrutiny Won't Make Iran Quit Nuclear Effort, President Says, Nazila Fathi, New York Times, 15 January, 2006
42. ^ Speaker Haddad Adel: West's tough attitude casts doubts over Holocaust, IRNA, 04 June, 2006
43. ^ Czechs discuss holocaust denial at public forum,Radio Praha 24 June, 2006
44. ^ German Jewish leaders outraged over Iranian VP’s World Cup presence,JTA Global News, 8 June, 2006
45. ^ Iran leader faces Holocaust case,BBC News 22 February, 2006
46. ^ Iran team faces mass protest.

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External links

• Official website of the President of Iran
• English transcripts Ahmadinejad's speeches
• List of audio versions of Ahmadinejad's speeches in Persian
• Gallery of the President of Iran
• "Sample of his own words"
• President's Interview with USA Today, Feb 2006
• President Ahmadinejad Press Conference
• "Iranian leader: Holocaust a 'myth,'" CNN, Dec 2005]
• English translated interview with German magazine DER SPIEGEL May 2006

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Election and profile

• "Preparing for judgement day" (Channel 4 News profile)
• "News from Iran Blog" (Channel 4 News)
• "Iran elects new hardline leader" (BBC)
• "Victor wants 'modern Islamic' Iran" (CNN)
• "Ahmadinejad elected president of Iran" (Al-Jazeera)
• Profile: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, BBC's profile on Ahmadinejad
• "Iran elections candidates: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad"
• "Iran’s new President has a past mired in controversy", a detailed biography
• Losing to Islamic Fascism: The Self-made Failure of Governmental Reformism in Iran
• (Persian) Ahmadinejad's biography
• (Persian) Ahmadinejad's campaign website
• (Persian) اين عكس احمدى نژاد نيست, Shargh's report on Ahmadinejad's background as a student active in politics and that he was not involved in the US hostage crisis
• "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Face"
• "Market Fundamentalists Lose in Iran (For Now)"
• A full list of Ahmadinejad's chosen cabinet ministers
• "Meet the West's worst nightmare" (Observer profile)

Shargh (شرق in Persian) is the most popular reformist newspaper in Iran (Persia). ...

Criticisms

• "Ahmadinejad Faces Character Assassination" by Amir Taheri
• "Why is Ahmadinejad strange?" from Rooz
• US prepares new provocations against Iran
• Just How Far Did They Go, Those Words Against Israel? (Ethan Bronner, The New York Times)
• (Persian) Karroubi's letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, alleging Ahmadinejad supporters of organized illegal activities
• (Persian) The Mayor Who Does Not Like Criticism
• Iran victor 'kidnap role' probe (BBC)
• Preparing Iran for the Judgement Day (Ahmadinejad reports a green light around his person during his speech at the UN General Assembly)
• In Iran, Arming for Armageddon (Charles Krauthammer)
• Iran, Israel & the 12th Imam by Tony Pearce
• A short video on the opinion of Iranian people concerning President Ahmadinejad and his policies
• The New Republic, "Ahmadinejad's Demons" by Matthias Küntzel

Presidents of Iran
Banisadr | Rajai | Khamenei | Rasfanjani | Khatami | Ahmadinejad

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