Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian pronunciation) ?, also written Ahmadinezhad, (محمود احمدینژاد in Persian; born October 28, 1956), is the sixth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He became president August 3, 2005.
Ahmadinejad became the mayor of Tehran, the capital of Iran, on May 3, 2003. He was chosen to be the president in elections on June 24, 2005. Many people think he is very religious. Because of that, the religious leadership in Iran supported him in many ways when he was elected.
Ahmadinajad's political power comes from the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, also known as "Abadgaran". This is an alliance between Islamic parties and organizations.
