Mohammad Khatami
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.
Mohammad Khatami سید محمد خاتمی | |
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| 5th President of Iran | |
| In office August 2, 1997 – August 3, 2005 | |
| Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Khatami |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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| Born | 14 October 1943 Ardakan, Yazd Province, Iran |
Mohammad Khatami Media
Mohammad Khatami in military service uniform
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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 in Opening World Wrestling Championships, 2002
Khatami supported his science minister, Mostafa Moein in the 2005 presidential election
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
Khatami at World Economic Forum in 2007
