Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President of Iran from 2005 to 2013
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| 2024 | Registered as a candidate in the Iranian presidential election but was subsequently rejected by the Guardian Council. |
| July 2024 | Suspected assassination attempt against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, allegedly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) |
| June 9 2024 | Ahmadinejad was officially disqualified from participating in the Presidential Election. |
| June 2 2024 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed interest in running for the presidential election and submitted his candidacy application. |
| August 19 2023 | Ahmadinejad was targeted by U.S. Treasury sanctions under Executive Order 14078 for his involvement in detaining several U.S. citizens, specifically related to his role in appointing intelligence ministers who oversaw the detention of U.S. citizens during his presidency. |
| March 2 2022 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly supported Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Russian invasion, expressing solidarity on Twitter and criticizing Vladimir Putin's actions. His stance differed significantly from the official Iranian government position, which was pro-Russian. |
| 2021 | Attempted to register for the presidential election but was rejected by the Guardian Council. |
| 2021 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was disqualified from running for the Presidential election |
| 2021 | Makes a second attempt to register for the presidential election, but is again rejected by the Guardian Council. |
| April 20 2017 | Disqualified by the Guardian Council from running for presidency, becoming the second person after Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to be barred from a third term. |
| April 12 2017 | Registered as a presidential candidate despite previous indications he would not run. |
| April 12 2017 | Announces intention to run for a third presidential term, despite objections from Supreme Leader Khamenei. His nomination is rejected by the Guardian Council. |
| September 2016 | Completed provincial travels by traveling to Gorgan. |
| September 26 2016 | Ayatollah Khamenei advised Ahmadinejad against running for election, marking the first time since 1989 that Khamenei directly advised a candidate not to run. |
| April 2016 | Began provincial travels by traveling to Amol. |
| 2015 | Ahmadinejad did not deny potential plans to run for presidency when questioned by the media. |
| December 2015 | Reported to have begun his presidential campaign by appointing campaign chiefs. |
| 2013 | Completes his second and final presidential term, succeeded by Hassan Rouhani. |
| March 14 2012 | Becomes the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran to be summoned by the Islamic Consultative Assembly to answer questions about his presidency. |
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