Mahmoud Ahmadinejad facts for kids

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Quick facts for kids Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
	Ahmadinejad in March 2019
6th President of Iran
	In office; 3 August 2005 – 3 August 2013
Supreme Leader	Ali Khamenei
First Vice President	Parviz Davoodi; Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei; Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Preceded by	Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by	Hassan Rouhani
Mayor of Tehran
	In office; 3 May 2003 – 28 June 2005
Preceded by	Mohammad-Hossein Moghimi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ali Saeedlou (Acting)
Governor of Ardabil Province
	In office; 28 November 1993 – 29 October 1997
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Province created
Succeeded by	Seyyed Hamid Tahayi
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
	In office; 30 August 2012 – 3 August 2013
Preceded by	Mohamed Morsi
Succeeded by	Hassan Rouhani
Acting ministerial offices
Minister of Petroleum; Acting
	In office; 16 May 2011 – 2 June 2011
President	Himself
Preceded by	Masoud Mir-Kazemi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Aliabadi (Acting)
Minister of Intelligence; Acting
	In office; 26 July 2009 – 5 August 2009
President	Himself
Preceded by	Gholam-Hossein Eje'i
Succeeded by	Heydar Moslehi
Personal details
Born	Mahmoud Sabbaghian ; 28 October 1956 (age 64); Aradan, Semnan, Imperial State of Iran
Political party	Alliance of Builders (2003–2005); ; Society of Devotees (1999–2011); ; Islamic Society of Engineers (1988–present; inactive since 2005); Office for Strengthening Unity (1979–1980);
Spouse(s)	Azam Farahi (1980–present)
Children	3
Relatives	Davoud Ahmadinejad (brother); Parvin Ahmadinejad (sister);
Residence	Square 72, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
Alma mater	Iran University of Science and Technology
Occupation	University professor
Profession	Traffic engineer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1986–1988
Rank	None
Unit	Hamzeh Headquarters
Commands	Combat engineering Unit, 6th Special Division
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Fath 1;

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also written Ahmadinezhad (Persian: محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is an Iranian politician who was the sixth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was president from August 3, 2005 to August 3, 2013.

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.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Master of Science in Civil engineering from the Iran University of Science and Techology. He also has a PhD in transportation engineering from the same university. Hassan Rouhani was elected on June 15, 2013 as Ahmadinejad's successor and took office on August 3, 2013.

His brother was failed presidential candidate and staff member Davoud Ahmadinejad (1950–2017).

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a press conference, 21 June 2005
Ahmadinejad at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012
Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University, September 2007
Participants of the second Caspian Summit in October 2007. From left to right: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Ahmadinejad speaking in the Majlis, Chairman Ali Larijani is also pictured
Ahmadinejad with Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani and Sadeq Larijani in 2011
Countries visited by President Ahmadinejad during his terms in office
Ahmadinejad with leaders of the Caspian sea bordering nations
Ahmadinejad meeting with former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Tehran
Demonstration against Ahmadinejad during the Rio+20 conference in Brazil
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chávez in July 2006
Ahmadinejad in his presidential museum, known as Office of the Former President of Islamic Republic of Iran
Ahmadinejad casting his vote in 2016 elections