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Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer (" Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2021, and also was a member of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2021. Rouhani was deputy speaker of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. In the latter capacity, he was the country's top negotiator with the EU three, UK, France, and Germany, on nuclear technology in Iran, and has also served as a Shia mujtahid (a senior cleric), and economic trade negotiator. On 7 May 2013, Rouhani registered for the presidential election th ...
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Hujjat Al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam (from ''ḥujjat-u l-Islām'') (also Hojatoleslam) is an honorific title meaning "authority on Islam" or "proof of Islam". Sunni Islam Its first recorded use was in a Sunni Islam, Sunni context, as a title for the 11th-century theologian al-Ghazali, due to his refutations of Hellenistic-influenced Islamic philosophers, philosophers and Isma'ilis. It was later used as a term of respect for judges. In the contemporary era, Egyptians, Egyptian ''Hadith studies, Muhaddith'' ''Qadi'' Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, Ahmad Shakir would confer the title "''Hujjat al-Islam''" to his master Rashid Rida, Muhammad Rashid Rida, upon his death. Deobandi, Deobandis granted this title to their leader Hanafi Maturidi theologian Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi for his debates with scholars of other religions and establishing Darul Uloom Deoband. In Iran there is some evidence of its application to early 20th-century Sunni scholars in imitation of the Shia usage. Shia Islam In Twelver Shia Islam, ...
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Sorkheh
Sorkheh ( fa, سرخه, also Romanized as Surkheh; in sqo, سور ''Sūr''; literally "the red one") is a city in and the capital of Sorkheh County, in Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,062, in 2,686 families. Sorkhei, a Semnani Persian dialect and language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants. Notable people * Hassan Rouhani (born 1948), 7th President of Iran * Sahebeh Rouhani (born 1954), Iran's first lady (Hassan Rouhani's wife) * Hossein Fereydoun Hossein Fereydoun ( fa, حسین فریدون, born in 1957) is an Iranian politician. Fereydoun is brother and aide to the President Hassan Rouhani, described as his “eyes and ears” in the negotiations leading to the Joint Comprehensive Plan ... (born 1957), Iranian politician. * Ali Asqar Peyvandi (born 1962), Iranian physician and politician. * Ruhollah Isari (born 1992), Futsal player. References Cities in Semnan Province Populated places in Sorkheh County {{Sor ...
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National Security Advisor Of Iran To The President
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain * National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first resonator gu ...
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Expediency Discernment Council
The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ( fa, مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام ''Majma'-e Taškhīs-e Maslahat-e Nezām'') is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988. It was originally set up to resolve differences or conflicts between the Majlis and the Guardian Council, but "its true power lies more in its advisory role to the Supreme Leader." According to Hooman Majd, the Leader "delegated some of his own authority to the council—granting it supervisory powers over all branches of the government" following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2005. Members of the council are chosen by the Supreme Leader every five years. History and role By 1987, the legislative process as well as the country's long-term policy formation had come to a standstill due to the doctrinal conflict between radical factions of the Islamic Consultative ...
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Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
Sayyid Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha (born 1945) is an Iranian cleric and secretary general of the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics. He was the founder of the now defunct '' Salam'' and was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Biography Khoeiniha was born in Qazvin, Iran, in 1945. However, Mohammad Sahimi gives his birth year as 1938. He moved to Qom to study religion in 1961. There he was educated by Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Mohaqiq Damad, and Grand Ayatollahs, including Mohammad Ali Araki and Hossein Ali Montazeri. In 1966, he moved to Najaf, Iraq, and continued his studies under the guidance of Ayatollah Khomenei. His stay in Najaf lasted brief and he returned to Iran in 1967. In 1977, he was arrested by SAVAK. Although he was sentenced to fifteen years in jail, he was freed in the fall of 1978 due to unrest in the country. Following the 1979 revolution he became one of the aides of Ayatollah Khomenei. He was named Khomenei's representative at the Iran's ...
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Center For Strategic Research (Iran)
Center for Strategic Research ( fa, مرکز تحقیقات استراتژیک) was a leading Iranian think tank on strategy issues. It is the research arm of the Expediency Discernment Council. The last head of organization was Ali Akbar Velayati who replaced former head Hassan Rouhani, the former President of Iran. It was established in 1989. It publishes ''Rahbord'' (Strategy) in Persian and ''National interests'' in English. Departments The CSR has six affiliated departments: * Foreign Policy Research Department (This department publishes 3 journals: ''Pazhouhesh'' (Research), ''Gozaresh Tahlili'' (Analytical Report) and ''Gahnameh'' (Periodical Bulletin)) * International Relations Research Department (This department publishes ''Gozaresh Rahbordi'' (Strategic Report)) * Economic Research Department (This department publishes ''Gozaresh-e Pazhouheshhay-e Eqtesadi'' (Economic Research Report)) * Cultural Research Department (This department publishes ''Gozareshat-e Rahbordi ...
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Advisor To The President Of Iran
Advisor to the President of Iran ( fa, مشاور رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is an official appointed by the President of Iran with the responsibility to aid him as a consultant. List Mahmoud Ahmadinejad *Mehdi Kalhor, adviser for the press *Abolfazl Tavakkoli-Bina, adviser for commerce *Mohammad-Reza E'temadian, adviser for commerce *Davoud Danesh-Jafari, adviser for economic affairs * Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh, adviser for oil and gas * Mojtaba Rahmandoust, adviser for the war veteran affairs * Sousan Keshavarz, adviser for education *Brig. Gen. Sattar Vafaei, adviser for fairness and service *Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, adviser for the youth * Mehdi Chamran, adviser for city councils *Brig. Gen. Mohammad Rouyanian, adviser for fuel transportation *Ali Montazeri, adviser for universities * Ali-Asghar Zarei, adviser for cultural affairs *Mehdi Mostafavi, adviser for Islamic culture and foreign relations *Nasser Biria, adviser for clerical and religious affairs Hassan Rouha ...
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Semnan, Iran
Semnan ( Persian: , ); is the capital city of Semnan Province, situated on the alluvial fan of the Golrudbar creek in north central Iran, 216 km east of Tehran and 640 km west of Mashhad. With a population of 185,129 people, Semnan is the most populated city in Semnan Province and serves as the capital of it. The city is also the hub of the Semnani language, a sub-branch of the Iranian languages spoken to the north, and home to the Semnani ethnic group. Semnan offers various recreational activities, historical and religious sites, festivals, gardens and parks, centers of higher education, and Semnani culture. The city is as the cultural and political capital of the Semnan Province. The city's main souvenirs are daffodil flowers, Shirmal pastry, Kolüçe cookies, kilim rugs, and shortbread. Etymology There are several theories which seek to explain the origin of the name ''Semnan''. Semnan was an ancient pre- zoroastrian city in which the locals practiced id ...
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Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat And Eslamshahr (electoral District)
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis ( fa, تهران، ری، شمیرانات، اسلامشهر و پردیس) is a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite cities. It has 30 seats, the most among all constituencies nationwide and plays an outsized role in shaping politics nationally, having been described as a "bellwether for elite In political and sociological theory, the elite (french: élite, from la, eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. ... sentiment in Iran". The constituency's seats have been the most prestigious in the country because it includes the country's capital city, and has had lively press and voters. Current MPs Elections Since 1980 1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term 6th term 7th term 8th term 9th te ...
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Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an increase from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 21 February 2020 and the new parliament convened on 28 May 2020. History Islamic Republic of Iran After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Senate of Iran was abolished and was effectively replaced by the Guardian Council thus the Iranian legislature remained bicameral. In the 1989 revision of the constitution, the ''National Consultative Assembly'' became the ''Islamic Consultative Assembly''. The Parliament of Iran has had six chairmen since the Iranian Revolution. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the first chairman, from 1980 to 1989. Then came Mehdi Karroubi (1989– ...
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Behzad Nabavi
Behzad Nabavi ( fa, بهزاد نبوی) (born 1941) is an Iranian reformist politician. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran and was one of the founders of the reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization. Prior to his career as a democratic reformist, Nabavi was considered an ideologue of the Iranian Islamic left until that force was sidelined by conservatives in the 1990s. Early life Nabavi was born in Tehran in 1941. His father was a historian, He graduated from Amir Kabir University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in the mid-1960s. He received a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1964. Career and activities Nabavi started his political activity as a guerrilla fighter against the Pahlavi government and served a prison term as a result. He has personally confirmed that when he was arrested in 1972, he had tried suicide by swallowing a cyanide pill, which "fortunately or unfortunately" did not wor ...
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