Biography Of Hassan Rowhani

Tehran, May 22, IRNA - Hassan Rowhani, born on November 12, 1948, is an Iranian politician and Shia Mujtahid. He has been a member of the Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of the Expediency Council since 1991, member of the Supreme National Security Council since 1989, and head of the Center for Strategic Research since 1992. Rowhani has been also deputy speaker of the 4th and 5th terms of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) from 1989 to 2005. In this capacity, he was also heading Iran’s former nuclear negotiating team and was the country’s top negotiator with the EU-3 – UK, France, and Germany – on Iran’s nuclear program. The Guardian Council on Tuesday approved eight hopefuls, including Rowhani, to run in the upcoming presidential race slated for June 14. A total of 686 hopefuls registered from May 7-11 for the 11th presidential election. The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election./end