It is believed that the policy pursued by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threw Iranian society back many years. During his reign, women's rights and democratic freedoms were greatly curtailed. The president sought to rid society of those whom he considered objectionable. Under Ahmadinejad, many prominent figures of science and culture lost the opportunity to participate in the country's public life.
From the biography of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The future political leader of Iran was born on October 28, 1956 in the province of Semnan. The ancestors of Ahmadinejad worked on carpet painting. Mahmud's father was a simple blacksmith. The family lived poorly.
Mahmoud received a solid education: in 1976 he became a student at a prestigious university - Tehran University of Science and Technology. His diploma qualification is a transport engineer. After graduation, Ahmadinejad entered graduate school, in 1997 he defended his doctoral dissertation.
First steps in a career
As a student, Ahmadinejad was an active participant in the anti-Shah youth movement. Together with his comrades, he published a religious journal. When the shah’s regime fell, Mahmoud joined the Islamic organization, which preached ultra-conservative views and advocated for the strengthening of the unity of theological schools and universities.
There is evidence that in 1979, Ahmadinejad participated in an action to seize US embassy employees as hostages. According to other sources, Mahmud originally planned to seize the embassy of the Soviet Union, but his comrades rejected this idea.
In the early 80s, Ahmadinejad, as part of a special unit, went as a volunteer to the Iran-Iraq war. What exactly he was engaged in during the hostilities is unknown. However, there is evidence that special operations with his participation were carried out in areas inhabited mainly by Kurds. Representatives of the opposition have repeatedly assured the public that Mahmoud’s conscience has tortured and executed those who were called dissidents.
