Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born 1956), also written Ahmadinezhad, became the sixth President of Iran on August 3, 2005.

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1956 - President - Iran - August 3 - 2005

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Ahmadinejad was the mayor of Tehran from May 3, 2003 until June 28, 2005, and is widely considered to be a religious conservative with Islamist and populist views. Ahmadinezhad was a civil engineer; and a professor at Iran University of Science and Technology before his mayorship.

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Mayor - Tehran - May 3 - 2003 - June 28 - 2005 - Conservative - Islamist - Populist - Civil engineer - Professor - Iran University of Science and Technology

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Politically, Ahmadinejad is a member of Central Council of the Islamic Society of Engineers http://www.hamshahri.org/hamnews/1383/830406/news/siasi.htm#s34989, but he has a more powerful base inside the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (also known as Abadgaran). Ahmadinejad is considered one of the main figures in the alliance. The alliance was divided in supporting him and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in the first round of the presidential election, and while the members of City Council of Tehran supported Ahmadinejad, the parliament representatives of Tehran supported Ghalibaf.

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Islamic Society of Engineers - Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf - City Council of Tehran

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