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2007 In Iran
Events from the year 2007 in Iran. Incumbents * Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei * President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad * Vice President: Parviz Davoodi * Chief Justice: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Deaths * 12 June – Mahdi Ghalibafian, civil engineer and university professor * 29 November – Jaleh Esfahani, 86, poet. See also * Years in Iraq * Years in Afghanistan Events References Iran Years of the 21st century in Iran 2000s in Iran Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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Supreme Leader Of Iran
The supreme leader of Iran, also referred to as the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, but officially called the supreme leadership authority, is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of Iran (above the President of Iran, president). The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, armed forces, Judicial system of Iran, judiciary, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, state radio and television, and other key government organizations such as the Guardian Council and Expediency Discernment Council are subject to the supreme leader."Who's in Charge?" by Ervand Abrahamian ''London Review of Books'', 6 November 2008 According to the constitution, the supreme leader delineates the general policies of the Islamic Republic (article 110), supervising the Islamic Consultative Assembly, legislature, the Supreme Court of Iran, judiciary, and the Cabinet of Iran, executive branches (article 57). The current lifetime officeholder, Ali Khamenei, has issued ...
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Ali Khamenei
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (; born 19 April 1939) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He previously served as the third President of Iran, president from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's tenure as Supreme Leader, spanning over years, makes him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East and the second-longest-serving Iranian leader of the 20th and 21st centuries, after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. A Grand Ayatollah and , he is often associated with leading the Axis of Resistance, a term used to describe a coalition of Iran-aligned groups in the Middle East. According to his official website, Khamenei was arrested six times before being exiled for three years during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In June 1981, after the Iranian revolution and the overthrow of the shah, he was the target of an Attempted assassination of Ali Khamenei, attempted assassination that paralysed his right arm. Khamenei was one of Iran's lea ...
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President Of Iran
The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran () is the head of government of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the Supreme Leader of Iran, supreme leader. The 1980 Iranian presidential election, first election was held in 1980 and was won by Abulhassan Banisadr. Masoud Pezeshkian currently serves as the president of Iran, after being elected in the 2024 Iranian presidential election and being officially endorsed by Supreme Leader of Iran, the supreme leader. History After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum on March 29 and 30, the new government needed to craft a new constitution. Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, ordered an election for the Assembly of Experts, the body tasked with writing the constitution. The assembly presented the constitution on October 24, 1979, and Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini and Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan approved it. The 1979 Constitution designated the Su ...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian Iranian principlists, principlist and Iranian nationalism, nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He supported Iran's nuclear programme. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country, and served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005, reversing many of his predecessor's reforms. An engineer and teacher from a middle background, he was ideologically shaped by thinkers such as Navvab Safavi, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, and Ahmad Fardid. After the Iranian Revolution, Ahmadinejad joined the Office for Strengthening Unity. Appointed a provincial governor in 1993, he was replaced along with all other provincial governors in 1997 after the election of President Mohammad Khatami and returned to teaching. Tehran's coun ...
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Vice President Of Iran
First vice president of Iran () is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs in Iran. , there are fourteen vice presidents. The first vice president leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.Iran VP pick too friendly toward Israel?
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The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of the Constitution of Iran, Constitution in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Iran, prime minister. According to Article 124, the first vice president chairs the board of ministers and coordinates the other vice presidencies, if approved by the president. According to Article 131, when the presidency is va ...
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Parviz Davoodi
Parviz Davoodi (; 5 February 1952 – 18 April 2024) was an Iranian education and conservative politician who was the third first vice president from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Biography Parviz Davoodi was born in Tehran, Iran. Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University (ISU) in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics. Davoodi was also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University. Although Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was known to have conservative ideals, he taught liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University. It is believed that his economic ideas were highly influenced by modern economic theory; he was for free markets and open economies. Davoodi served as the First Vice President of Iran First vice president of Iran () is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs in Iran. , there are fo ...
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Chief Justice Of Iran
The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), often called the chief justice of Iran, is the head of the Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Head of Judiciary) and is responsible for its administration and supervision.The position is required to be an "honorable man" according to Article 157 [Head of Judiciary] of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader (Ali Khamenei) appoints and can dismiss the chief justice. The chief justice is also the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Iran. The chief justice nominates some candidates for serving as Ministry of Justice (Iran), Justice Minister and then the president selects one of them. The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms. List of chief justices of Iran * Emadoddin Mirmotahhari to 1975 * Nasser Yeganeh 1975–1979, appointed by Sadegh Ahmadi Chief justices since 1979 References

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Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (, 15 August 1948 – 24 December 2018) was an Iranian-Iraqi Twelver Shia cleric and conservative politician who was the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council from 14 August 2017 until his death on 24 December 2018. He was previously the Chief Justice of Iran from 1999 to 2009. He was also an Iraqi citizen and a former member of the Islamic Dawa Party. Shahroudi's official English-language biographical information from the Iranian Assembly of Experts' website opens with his education received in Najaf, Iraq from Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, the Islamic Dawa Party's founder, and takes the view that al-Sadr was killed; al-Sadr was executed without trial by Saddam Hussein's regime in April 1980. Hashemi Shahroudi became the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, which caused objections to his serving as the Head of Iran's Judiciary. He was a member of Iran's Guardian Council. Upon accepting his position as the Head of Iran ...
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Mahdi Ghalibafian
Mehdi Ghalibafian (, 1935 — 12 June 2007) was an Iranian civil engineer and university professor. He is credited as introducing reinforced concrete in Iran. Career After ending elementary education, he finished his first two years of junior high school in Ferdosi High School in his birthplace Tabriz. He then moved to Tehran and completed his recent school-time in Sharaf High School. Afterwards, Ghalibafian graduated in the field of structure in civil engineering department of University of Tehran in 1959. He worked as the director of the first part of Avaj- Pahlavi road in technic corporation from November 1959 till September 1960. Succeeding that, he proceeded to design and analyze some buildings in a computational team from SANO Structural Engineers. Some of these buildings which were engineered in one and a half years consist of Philips Structure located in Enghelab Street near the Ferdowsi Square and several clinics of Social Insurances in Tehran. Philips building is th ...
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Jaleh Esfahani
Jaleh Esfahani (; 1921 – 29 November 2007) was an Iranian poet and literary scholar. Early life Jaleh Esfahani (registered as Ethal) was born in 1921 in Isfahan into a land-owning family. She was educated at Behešt Āʾyin School, which at the time was run by British missionaries, and Nurbaḵš High School in Tehran. Her father disapproved of her attending school, Esfahani credited her mother for playing an instrumental role in her education. Esfahani first began to compose poems when she was seven. Her poems were published in newspapers such as ''Aḵtar'', ''Sepantā'' and ''Bāḵtar'', while she was still attending high school. Esfahani's first collection of poetry, ''Golhā-ye ḵᵛodru'' (Wild flowers) was published in Tehran in 1945. After graduating from school, she worked at the National Bank, one of only three women employed as an accountant there. Career The first Congress of Iran's Writers was convened in Tehran in 1946, and Esfahani was the only woman attendi ...
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Years In Iraq
This is a list of years in Iraq, referring to the Iraqi Republic (1958-1963), Baathist Iraq (1963-2003) and Arab Republic of Iraq (2003–present). 21st century 20th century See also *History of Iraq *List of years by country * Timeline of Baghdad * Timeline of Basra * Timeline of Mosul {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Iraq Iraq history-related lists Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
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Years In Afghanistan
This is a list of years in Afghanistan. See also the timeline of Afghan history. For only articles about years in Afghanistan that have been written, see :Years in Afghanistan. Twenty-first century Twentieth century Nineteenth century Eighteenth century Seventeenth century Sixteenth century See also * Timeline of Afghan history * Solar Hijri calendar#In Afghanistan Cities in Afghanistan: * Timeline of Kabul * Timeline of Herat {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Afghanistan, List of Afghanistan history-related lists Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
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