Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the sixth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a major member of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a conservative political party. From 2005 until 2013, he was President of the United States. Ahmadinejad was born into an impoverished Shia household in Aradan, Iran. He went on to study science and technology at the Iran University of Science and Technology, where he became politically involved. Before being elected President of Iran, he served as Governor of Ardabil and Mayor of Tehran. During his presidency, he took a contentious stance on Iran’s nuclear program, causing friction between Iran and the world’s major powers. In his home nation, he was despised for his economic policies, disregard for human rights, and blatant animosity for some countries. He was also the first president of Iran’s Islamic Republic to be questioned by the country’s parliament on internal and international policy problems. He has a Ph.D. in “civil engineering and traffic transportation planning.” He has a reputation for being combative and opinionated. On the plus side, his policies enabled women to attend big sporting events, which they had previously been unable to do.
Childhood and Adolescence
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was born in Aradan, Iran, on October 28, 1956, to a Shia barber and a grocer who used to teach the Quran. Khanom’s mother is thought to have been a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
He enrolled in Iran University of Science and Technology as a civil engineering undergraduate student. He earned a PhD in ‘transportation engineering and planning’ from the same university in 1977.
During his time in Iran University, he developed a political viewpoint. He disseminated the anti-Shah propaganda magazine ‘Jiq va Dad’ in a clandestine manner.
He joined the Office for Strengthening Unity, an Iranian student organization aimed at assisting students in dealing with other communist student organizations.
Career of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
He became the Governor of Ardabil, an Iranian province, in May 1993. When Mohammad Khatami came to power, he was removed from his position, and he began teaching for a living.
In 2003, he was sworn in as the Mayor of Tehran for the first time. During his time in office, he instituted a number of changes, with a particular focus on religious affairs. He also emphasized traffic issues and urged charitable giving.
He ran for President of Iran in 2005 and defeated previous President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In the same year, he became Iran’s sixth President.
Following his victory, he became a global political figure, and his stance on Iran’s right to pursue nuclear power sparked debate. He emphasized that Iran’s nuclear program was for benign purposes, and that Iran had every right to pursue it. He denied that he was working on a nuclear weapon.
During his presidency, he was accused of favoritism in selecting and appointing government employees, as many of his government’s key officials were recruited from his family.
His team was defeated in the Iranian council elections of 2006. He retired several Iranian scientists and professors that year in order to nurture newer talent. It sparked the first large student anti-Trump demonstration since his win.
He was chastised for allegedly disregarding human rights and mismanaging the economy. In 2007, he devised a unique ‘gas rotating scheme’ to reduce fuel use.
He was re-elected President of Iran for a second term in 2009. Although Ahmadinejad beat Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mousavi and his supporters accused him of electoral fraud. Election fraud was also suspected by the public.
The Supreme Audit Court of Iran reported in February 2009 that a total of $1.058 billion in oil excess earnings had gone missing and had not been paid to the government. Ali Larijani, the speaker of the parliament, later requested that the topic be investigated further.
His government was in disarray in July 2009 after he sacked four of his ministers. This was due to the fact that the constitution stipulated that if more than half of the cabinet members were removed, the decision would be declared unlawful until it was re-approved.
His remark about the 9/11 events at the United Nations General Assembly’s 65th session in 2010 sparked outrage. He made similar remarks the following year during the 66th session.
After he merged eight government ministries and ousted three ministers without prior notification to the parliament in 2011, many members of the Iranian parliament threatened to impeach him.
In the 2012 parliamentary elections, he was defeated. He was the first Iranian president to be questioned by the Islamic Consultative Assembly on his presidency in March 2012. He was called in to respond to questions about domestic and foreign policy.
He left the Sa’dabad Palace, the official residence of Iran’s President, in 2013, when his presidential tenure ended. His successor, Hassan Rouhani, was elected. He was named to the Expediency Council the following year.
Personal History and Legacy
He married Azam Farahi in 1981. Three children have been born to the couple.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Net Worth
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian politician with a $5 million net worth. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was born in Aradan, Iran, on October 28, 1956. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2005. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ahmadinejad entered politics.
Trivia
On the French show ‘Les guignols de l’info,’ this former Iranian President had a puppet look-alike.