[15 June 13] Hassan Rohani becomes Iran-s new president - English
Hassan Rohani has won Iran\'s 11th presidential election following a vote that saw mass popular turnout on June 14. The newly-elected Iranian...
Hassan Rohani has won Iran\'s 11th presidential election following a vote that saw mass popular turnout on June 14. The newly-elected Iranian president was born into a religious family on November 13, 1948 in the city of Sorkheh in Semnan Province.
Rohani started his religious education in 1960 at Semnan Seminary. One year later, he moved to the holy city of Qom. In 1969, he was admitted to Tehran University and received his BA in law after three years. Rohani earned his MA and PhD in law from Glasgow Caledonian University. Rohani was involved in the struggle against the Pahlavi regime as a young man. After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini\'s return from exile in France in 1979, Rohani was politically active in Europe. He held question-and-answer sessions with students in Britain and France.
Rohani was elected to parliament following the establishment of the Islamic Republic and served as a lawmaker for five consecutive terms until 2000. He held positions such as deputy Majlis Speaker and head of the Defense and Foreign Policy committees.
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[16 June 13] President-elect Rohani urges West to respect Iran-s rights...
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani has urged the West to talk to the Iranian nation fairly and respect the Islamic Republic\'s rights in order...
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani has urged the West to talk to the Iranian nation fairly and respect the Islamic Republic\'s rights in order to receive an appropriate response.
Rohani was giving a televised message after his victory in the June 14 presidential elation which saw a massive popular turnout.
\"Those who [claim to] genuinely protect democracy and interaction as well as free speech should talk to this great nation respectfully and fairly after this great popular epic. They should recognize the rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran so that they could receive an appropriate response,\" he said.
Rohani also thanked the Iranian people for their huge turnout in the Friday election.
He stressed the importance of abiding by the Constitution as the only way to develop Iran and enhance stability of the country.
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[16 June 13] Debate: Iranians elect Dr Hassan Rohani as president - English
Hassan Rohani has won Iran\\\'s 11th presidential election following a vote that saw a massive popular turnout on June 14.
Iranian Interior...
Hassan Rohani has won Iran\\\'s 11th presidential election following a vote that saw a massive popular turnout on June 14.
Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced on Saturday that of a total of 36,704,156 valid ballots counted, Rohani won 50.70 percent of the ballots with 18,613,329 votes.
According to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamanei, The Iranian nation is the real winner of the elections with this fantastic turnout.
This is despite a lot of efforts by the mainstream media and their so called experts in trying to encourage the Iranian nation not to vote.
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[چوبیسویں برسی امام خمینی رہ] Speech H.I Ali...
[چوبیسویں برسی امام خمینی رہ] Speech H.I Ali Murtaza Zaidi - 8 June 2013 - Islamabad - Urdu
[چوبیسویں برسی امام خمینی رہ] Speech H.I Ali Murtaza Zaidi - 8 June 2013 - Islamabad - Urdu
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[17 June 13] Tide of congratulations coming to Iran president-elect...
A huge tide of congratulations from senior politicians and officials from different parts of the world are coming to the newly elected Iranian...
A huge tide of congratulations from senior politicians and officials from different parts of the world are coming to the newly elected Iranian president Dr. Hassan Rohani.
Nearly 50.5 million Iranians, including more than 1.6 million first-time voters, were eligible to participate in the June 14 presidential election. The Interior Ministry put the voter turnout at 72.7 percent.
Rohani won 50.7 percent of the vote to secure an outright victory.
Rohani currently represents Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in the Supreme National Security Council, and is a member of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts. He is also director of the Expediency Council\'s Center for Strategic Research.
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