Friday, May 10, 2013

Notable presidential candidates, registered (3)



Registration of candidates for Iran's presidency take place from May 7-11, 2013. Subsequently, registered candidates are qualified through the Guardian Council and those accepted placed on the ballot.

Notable presidential candidates registered so far:

Conservatives

Sadeq Vaeez Zadeh, Head of National Elites Foundation (2006–2009)
Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Minister of Health (2005–2009)
Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh, Head of Cultural Heritage Organization (2011–2012)
Ali Fallahian, Minister of Intelligence (1989–1997)
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (2004-2008)
Alireza Zakani, Member of the Parliament (2004–date)
Alireza Ali-Ahmadi. former Minister of Education (2005–2009)
Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of Expediency Discernment Council (since 1997)

Reformists

Hassan Rouhani, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (1989–2005)
Mostafa Kavakebian, Member of the Parliament (2004–2012)
Mohammad-Reza Aref, First Vice President (2001–2005)
Akbar A’lami, Member of the Parliament (2000-2008)

Independents 

Mohammad Saeedikia, Minister of Housing and Urban Development (2005–2009)
Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi, Member of the Parliament (1988–2012)
Hassan Sobhani, Member of the Parliament (1996–2008)
Mohammed Bagher Kharrazi, Leader of Hezbollah of Iran (since 1990)
Mohammad Gharazi, Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone (1989-1997)

Sources: Wikipedia and PressTV

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