7.7 Relations with Supreme Leader of Iran.6.2 Family planning and population policy.5.6 2009 presidential election protests.5.4 2006 councils and Assembly of Experts election.He made a second attempt at registering to run for the 2021 presidential election, and was rejected again by the Guardian Council. During the 2017–18 Iranian protests, Ahmadinejad criticized the current government of Iran. His nomination was rejected by the Guardian Council. On 12 April 2017, Ahmadinejad announced that he intended to run for a third term in the 2017 presidential election, against the objections of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. On 15 June 2013, Hassan Rouhani was elected as Ahmadinejad's successor and assumed office on 3 August 2013. Limited to two terms under the current Iranian constitution, Ahmadinejad supported Mashaei's campaign for president. On 14 March 2012, Ahmadinejad became the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran to be summoned by the Islamic Consultative Assembly (parliament) to answer questions regarding his presidency. ĭuring his second term, Ahmadinejad experienced a power struggle with reformers and other traditionalists in parliament and the Revolutionary Guard and with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, over his dismissal of intelligence minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i and his support for his controversial close adviser, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. His election to a second term in 2009 was widely disputed and led to widespread protests domestically and criticism from Western countries. In 2007, Ahmadinejad introduced a gasoline rationing plan to reduce the country's fuel consumption and cut the interest rates that private and public banking facilities could charge. Outside of Iran, he has been criticized for his hostility towards countries including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States and other Western and Arab states. He has been criticized domestically for his economic policies and accused of disregard for human rights by organizations in North America and Europe. ĭuring his presidency, Ahmadinejad was a controversial figure in Iran and other countries. 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. He took a religious hard line, reversing reforms of previous moderate mayors. Tehran's council elected him mayor in 2003. Appointed a provincial governor in 1993, he was replaced along with all other provincial governors in 1997 after the election of President Mohammad Khatami and returned to teaching. 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 mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005, reversing many of his predecessor's reforms.Īn engineer and teacher from a poor background, ideologically shaped by thinkers such as Navvab Safavi, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad and Ahmad Fardid, Ahmadinejad joined the Office for Strengthening Unity after the Iranian Revolution. He was known for his hardline views and nuclearisation of Iran. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( Persian: محمود احمدینژاد, romanized: Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ( listen) ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( Persian: محمود صباغیان, romanized: Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), is an Iranian conservative politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. ‹ The template Contains special characters is being considered for merging. ›