Mohammad Khatami facts for kids

Mohammad Khatami
سید محمد خاتمی
Quick facts for kids Mohammad Khatami; سید محمد خاتمی
5th President of Iran
	In office; August 2, 1997 – August 3, 2005
Leader	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Personal details
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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Ruhollah Khatami (father) and Mohammad in childhood.
Mohammad Khatami in military service uniform
Khatami speech in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2004
Khatami with Javier Solana
Vladimir Putin, Russian President meeting Khatami in Sa'dabad Palace.
Khatami speaking at House of Leadership, behind Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, 2004
Khatami supported his science minister, Mostafa Moein in the 2005 presidential election
Khatami speaking at reformists' conference in Shiraz, 6 December 2009
Khatami as culture minister in 1985, with prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Khatami at World Economic Forum in 2007
Khatami in 2013
Khatami holds Quran in his hands