Ali khamenei has 162 books on goodreads with 3987 ratings. Rouhani delivered the sermon at the memorial service for khomeinis son, who reportedly committed suicide in 1977. Japanese prime minister shinzo abe meets iranian leadership. Iranian dissident ordered to copy out books by ayatollah khamenei. Irans next president faults ahmadinejad on economy the. In june, hassan rouhani was elected president of the islamic republic of iran.
Later on, the current president of iran, hassan rouhani, then a member of parliament, arranged for. Jun 19, 20 n o longer is the iranian presidency headed by a bombastic, looselipped antisemite who is openly committed to the demise of the west. According to much of the western media, presidentelect hassan rouhani, unlike his predecessor mahmoud ahmadinejad, is a moderate and a reformist who will alter the defiant course of the islamic republic. With a speed few predicted, irans new president, hassan rowhani, has signaled his interest in negotiations this autumn on irans controversial nuclear program. See more ideas about iran, political cartoons and women in iran. The leader of the islamic republic of iran, ayatollah sayyid ali khamenei, in a decree issued on august 3, 2017, endorsed dr. As expected, ayatollah ali khamenei s reaction to the nuclear deal was utterly different from that of president hassan rouhani. The decision was eventually made by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, the. The guardianship of the islamic jurists means that the supreme leader is taking the role of islamic caliph. Sorkheh, studied semnan and qom seminaries, tehran univ.
Trusting in peace over war is effective diplomacy the. Hassan rouhani as the president of the islamic republic of iran. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the landslide election of reformer hassan rowhani is an explosive gamechanger for iran, the west and especially israel. Irans most powerful man, supreme leader ali khamenei, has backed the diplomatic initiatives of president hassan rowhani. Hassan rowhani, who will succeed mahmoud ahmadinejad as president, blamed the departing administration for the economys troubles, saying it has left much work to be done. Iranian presidentelect hassan rouhani has written at least seven books. Hassan rouhani is an iranian politician serving as the current and seventh president of iran. The june 14 iranian presidential election was won by hassan fereidoun rowhani. The odds are poor that the election of hassan rowhani to the presidency will change iranian society or diminish the power of the supreme leader ali.
Washington and brussels are eager to test whether mr rowhanis unexpected victory could pressure mr khamenei into softening his position on the nuclear issue or scaling back tehrans broader rift. Without going into details about khameneis objections, the book. Jun 16, 20 the election of hassan rowhani as irans president is surprising, not only in the very fact of his election, but particularly in the large majority he received 50. Hojatoleslam hassan rowhani the favorite of reformists and a former chief nuclear negotiator was elected president of the islamic republic of iran on 14 june 20. Abe will also meet irans president hassan rowhani before meeting khamenei during his tour to iran from june 12 to 14, the newspaper said, citing unnamed government sources.
But even if he does, will he be disqualified at some stage for harming the regime. For israel and its supporters, that could spell trouble for their hardline approach toward its nuclear program. Jul 16, 20 hassan rowhani, who will succeed mahmoud ahmadinejad as president, blamed the departing administration for the economys troubles, saying it has left much work to be done. Partial election results seem to indicate that the moderate cleric hassan rowhani will take the presidency. Irans new president hassan rowhani calls himself a moderate. As a young cleric he was part of ayatollah khomeini s entourage in france. The election of hassan rowhani as irans president is surprising not only in the very fact of his election, but particularly in the large majority he received, which made a second round of voting unnecessary.
Iran leader hassan rowhanis moderate stance poses dilemma to. The final count shows rowhani with a remarkable fiftytwo percent of the vote, while mohammad. President hassan rouhani really is within irans unique political. Rowhani, the cleric who won irans presidential election, is a moderate who has pledged to engage more with world powers in hopes of easing crippling economic sanctions. When ayatollah ali khamenei, the supreme leader, recited the verse to.
The cleric, hassan rowhani, 64, won a commanding 50. His works are not light reading for instance, his 2010 book national security and irans economic system. Two passages in his thesis are identical to passages in a 1991 book by mohammad hashim kamali. Jun 18, 20 the country is still led by ayatollah ali khamenei, but the supreme leader indicated that he would allow rowhani to engage in direct talks with the u. The final count shows rowhani with a remarkable fiftytwo percent of.
While hassan rouhani tried to convince ayatollah khamenei about high salaries and request to look to the subject as national during his visit of the leader on thursday 25 august marking the. Prior to the elections, two candidates were considered to lead the race. Supporters of moderate cleric hassan rouhani celebrate his. Right after the agreement was announced on july 14, rouhani appeared on state television and praised the outcome. Supreme leader ali khamenei backs hassan rowhani with. Hassan rowhani, a moderate shia cleric noted for advocating more constructive relations with the west, including an increase in nuclear transparency, won with more than half the vote. Hassan rouhani born hassan fereydoun was born on 12 november 1948 in sorkheh, near semnan, into a religious persian family. Ayatollah ali khameneis reaction to the nuclear deal was utterly different from that of president hassan rouhani. The iranian foreign ministry spokesman announced tuesday that the inauguration ceremony for president elect hassan rowhani will be held on 4 august in the parliament. Csr sends a large part of its study results to highranking officials and publishes a number of them as books. Jun 16, 20 the cleric, hassan rowhani, 64, won a commanding 50. A woman walks past election posters for hassan rouhani in tehran.
President hassan rouhani, who is running for reelection may 19, is one of. Jun 06, 2017 iranian president hassan rouhani and the reformists in the country have been accused of having no loyalty to supreme guide ali khamenei, anadolu reported on monday. Rowhani is a tool of the supreme leader realclearpolitics. Rowhani is a pragmatic conservative and is reasonably well known in the country.
Instead, supreme national council chief hassan rowhani a conservative close to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei was charged with handling the issue. Japan pm shinzo abe to meet irans supreme leader ayatollah. Book forecasted rouhani realpolitik atlantic council. Khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. His father, haj asadollah fereydoun died 2011, 33 had a spice shop in sorkheh 34 and his mother lived in semnan until her death in 2015 with her daughters and sonsinlaw. Hassan rowhanis election is gamechanger for iran, the.
The odds are poor that the election of hassan rowhani to the presidency will change iranian society or diminish the power of the supreme leader ali khamenei and his praetorians, the revolutionary. Moderate cleric hassan rowhani has taken office as irans president, succeeding mahmoud ahmadinejad, after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei endorsed him, iranian media said. This role is not necessarily an executive role, it is more of a correctional role. Iranian presidentelect hassan rouhani has written at least seven books and fifty articles. Iranian president hassan rouhani and the reformists in the country have been accused of having no loyalty to supreme guide ali khamenei, anadolu reported on. Iran leader hassan rowhanis moderate stance poses dilemma. In addition to publishing his memoirs, rowhani is about to come out with a book. Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a. Irans ayatollah khamenei endorses hassan rouhani as. Rouhani accused of disloyalty to supreme leader khamenei. Rouhani ran as a reform candidate, and many have interpreted his victory as a. What it means to be a centrist in iran iranian presidentelect hassan rohani has the insider credentials needed for regime credibility and the reformist tendencies that could allow. He represented a hardline approach to the revolution, demonstrated by his hawkishness in the iraniraq war and irans nuclear program. Ali khamenei, iranian cleric and politician who served as president of iran 198189 and as rahbar, or leader, of iran 1989.
Khamenei is the longest serving head of state in the middle east, as well as. The election of hassan rowhani as the next iranian president is a clear rebuke of the current regime. Jun 22, 2017 rift between irans ayatollah and reelected president widens this article is more than 2 years old hassan rouhani questions political legitimacy of ayatollah ali khamenei after supreme leader. Three pivotal questions for rowhani in the iranian election. Interested in the study of the novels and stories since childhood, khamenei has studied various worlds credible novels. The election of moderate hassan rowhani as president raises hopes that the deadlock can be broken in irans highstakes nuclear talks with six world powers, including the united states. Iranian president hassan rouhani on wednesday attacked iranian supreme leader, ali khamenei, and his close associates include the revolutionary guards, astan quds razavi institute headed by rival. Iranian president hassan rowhani left, japans prime minister shinzo abe and irans supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in tehran. Rowhani was born in 1948 in the north iranian city of sorkheh, semnan province. Mr raeesi fought and lost against hassan rouhani in irans 2016 presidential elections. After the islamic revolution 1979, he was elected 1980 to. Aug 03, 20 irans ayatollah khamenei endorses hassan rouhani as president this article is more than 6 years old supreme leader gives official approval to rouhani, who won landslide victory in presidential. Ayatollah ali khamenei, 78, has sharpened his criticism of the reformist president, hassan rouhani, including humiliating him in a meeting of the countrys most senior officials. Iranian president hassan rouhani said that the united states must pay more for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 iran nuclear deal tha.
Supreme leader ali khamenei backs hassan rowhani with some. Iran moderate wins presidency by a large margin the new. Aug 20, 2009 khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. Iranians celebrate along valiasr street, in the capital tehran, on june 15, 20, after moderate presidential candidate hassan rowhani was elected as president. Saeed jalili, who is irans national security continued. Irans next president faults ahmadinejad on economy the new. His book, national security and nuclear diplomacy, was published in. Three pivotal questions for rowhani in the iranian. Irans ayatollah khamenei endorses hassan rouhani as president this article is more than 6 years old supreme leader gives official approval to rouhani, who won landslide victory in presidential.
We did not make a revolution to see mr khamenei ruling. Jun 19, 20 the odds are poor that the election of hassan rowhani to the presidency will change iranian society or diminish the power of the supreme leader ali khamenei and his praetorians, the revolutionary. Hassan rouhani sayings about high salaries and reaction of. A hardliner keen to preserve his legacy, khamenei is believed to have tacitly backed ebrahim raisi, rouhanis rival, in the election. A new islamic civilization, the ultimate goal of the islamic republic. Projecting very different views on the nuclear deal. Hassan rouhani, a moderate cleric who was a surprise winner in the recent elections, took oath on sunday as irans seventh president at a ceremony. What it means to be a centrist in iran iranian presidentelect hassan rohani has the insider credentials needed for regime credibility and. The country is still led by ayatollah ali khamenei, but the supreme leader indicated that he would allow rowhani to engage in direct talks with the u.
The presidentelects recent writings provide a basis for judging how he will approach the nuclear issue. Rouhani reportedly has published about 100 books and scientific papers, as well as supervised the development and writing of more than 700 strategic studies during the past 20 years. N o longer is the iranian presidency headed by a bombastic, looselipped antisemite who is openly committed to the demise of the west. Hassan rouhani hassan rowhani who is hassan rouhani.
He was previously president of iran from 1981 to 1989. In a newly published video hassan rouhani entourage are suspicious for distributing such video the late hashemi rafsanjani is shown speaking for a crows. The deal of the century will be to the detriment of the us and the zionist regime in the end. Jun, 2019 iranian president hassan rowhani left, japans prime minister shinzo abe and irans supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in tehran. Jun 16, 20 the election of hassan rowhani as the next iranian president is a clear rebuke of the current regime. Rift between irans ayatollah and reelected president widens. Washington and brussels are eager to test whether mr rowhani s unexpected victory could pressure mr khamenei into softening his position on the nuclear issue or scaling back tehrans broader rift. Rift between irans ayatollah and reelected president widens this article is more than 2 years old hassan rouhani questions political legitimacy of ayatollah ali. Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a blunt speech expressing his views. In the name of allah, the beneficent, the merciful. Rouhani, sitting behind khomeini in the white turban, was a close associate of the ayatollah.
Sayyid ali hosseini khamenei is a twelver shia marja and the second and current supreme. Why does imam khamenei believe the us will sink like. Supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei warned that while tehran doesnt seek nuclear weapons, america could not do anything to stop iran if i. We should use the opportunity of sanctions to free our economy from dependence on oil. The iranian leader also added that palestinians should respond with bold resistance, and to force out the zionist enemy and the u.