Mohammad Khatami

Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (سید محمد خاتمی), (born October 14, 1943) is an Iranian politician who was President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005 and was followed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Khatami studied Islamic theology in Qom, and philosophy in Isfahan. Khatami built upon the idea of a lawful state, called Rechtsstaat, of democracy and of social equality. He was the first Iranian president to officially do so. These tenets led to conflicts with the government of Iran. Khatami is seen as a reformist. He is currently a prominent supporter of the Iranian Green Movement, and a critic of the government.

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 Other websites 
 Biography in I.R.I.B. Archive 
 Biography in Encyclopedia Britannica
 Web site of the International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations

Category:1943 births
Category:Living people
Category:Presidents of Iran
Category:Iranian Muslims