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He was known for his hardline views and nuclearisation of Iran. 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.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian political leader who served as president of Iran (2005–13). His tenure was notable for his unsuccessful power struggle with Iran’s supreme leader and for the country’s growing economic difficulties.
Iran’s hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also spelled Maḥmūd Aḥmadī-Nejād, (born October 28, 1956, Garmsār, Iran), Iranian politician who served as president of Iran (2005–13). He grew up in Tehrān, where he entered the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) to study civil engineering.
A populist hardliner, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has often courted controversy since becoming the sixth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2005. His strong rhetoric against the United...
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other divisive figures – such as moderate Ali Larijani and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili – have signed up to contest new...
Ahmadinejad's government began in August 2005 after his election as the 6th president of Iran and continued after his re-election in 2009. Ahmadinejad left office in August 2013 at the end of his second term. His administration was succeeded by the 11th government, led by Hassan Rouhani.
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to learn about the life of the former Iranian president.
Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a potential candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation's president. The populist former leader's registration puts pressure on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the...