Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes


Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.


Citations

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Address at Columbia University." World Leaders Forum, 24 Sept. 2007, Columbia University, New York.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  • Born: October 28, 1956
  • Nationality: Iranian
  • Profession: University Professor

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: محمود احمدی‌نژاد‎, romanized: Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād [mæhmuːd(-e) æhmædiːneʒɒːd] (listen)), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian, is an Iranian conservative politician who served as the sixth President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. 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.