Mahmud Ahmadinedschad (persisch âÙ ØÙ Ùد اØ٠دÛâÙÚادâ;â Transkription (DMG): MaḥmÅ«d AḥmadÄ«-NežÄd; weitere Schreibweisen: Ahmadineschad, Ahmadi-Nedschad, Ahmadinejad und Ahmadinezhad; * 28. Oktober 1956 in Garmsar) ist ein iranischer Politiker und seit dem 3. August 2005 der sechste Präsident der Islamischen Republik Iran.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: Ù ØÙ Ùد اØÙ Ø¯Û ÙÚاد, MahmÅ«d AhmadinejÄd, born 28 October 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He became president on August 6, 2005, after winning the 2005 presidential election. Ahmadinejad became the first president of the Islamic Republic in twenty-four years who was not a religious cleric. Despite his title, he is not the most powerful official in Iran; that role belongs to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Article 113 of Constitution of Iran. Prior to becoming president, Ahmadinejad was mayor of Tehran and governor general of Iran's Ardabil Province.