Mohammad Khatami facts for kids
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Mohammad Khatami
سید محمد خاتمی |
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5th President of Iran | |
In office August 2, 1997 – August 3, 2005 |
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Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Mohammad Khatami |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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Born | 14 October 1943 Ardakan, Yazd Province, Iran |
Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (سید محمد خاتمی), (born October 14, 1943) is an Iranian politician who was President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005 and was followed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Khatami studied Islamic theology in Qom, and philosophy in Isfahan. Khatami built upon the idea of a lawful state, called Rechtsstaat, of democracy and of social equality. He was the first Iranian president to officially do so. These tenets led to conflicts with the government of Iran. Khatami is seen as a reformist. He is currently a prominent supporter of the Iranian Green Movement, and a critic of the government.
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Khatami speech in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2004
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Khatami with Javier Solana
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Vladimir Putin, Russian President meeting Khatami in Sa'dabad Palace.
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Khatami speaking at House of Leadership, behind Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, 2004
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Khatami speaking at reformists' conference in Shiraz, 6 December 2009
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Khatami as culture minister in 1985, with prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi
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Khatami at World Economic Forum in 2007
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Khatami holds Quran in his hands
