Well, an answer should be followed by reasons. So this is my list...
1. Well educated and bright
In 1976, he took Iran's national university entrance exams to gain admission into Iran's top universities. His test score ranked him 132nd among over 400,000 participants that year, landing him at the prestigious Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) as an undergraduate student of civil engineering.
After the revolution, he entered the Master of Science program for civil engineering in 1984. In 1989, he became a member of the Science faculty at the university whereat he had studied. In 1997, he received his Ph.D. in transportation engineering and planning from the Science and Technology University. (1)
2. A great country leader
His campaign motto during Iran presidential campaign was,"It's possible and we can do it." I think it had been well proven. They are progressive in SciTech, space program, peaceful purposes nuclear technology, and even in bioscience they’re are not left behind (a fren of my who had visited the country last year for a month had observed it himself, their research in science is quite advance, what more important is they are developing the research in sc using their own technology, didn’t depend on others, amazing!)
Though lots of bad claim regarding his leadership in Iraq was published in the press, I think the purpose of the statement are just to disgrace the president (well, there are no ways to satisfy all ppls). Base on facts he was proven a good political leader, before being a president of Iraq he was a Tehran mayor and after two years as mayor, Ahmadinejad was shortlisted in a list of 65 finalists for World Mayor in 2005.(2)
3. Outspoken and strong-minded
Not afraid to criticize big nation. Ahmadinejad is an outspoken critic of the Bush Administration, and has refused to stop the nuclear program of Iran against the wishes of the UN Security Council, which is for peaceful purposes.
He is also outspoken regarding Palestine issue. A conference in Tehran was held to discuss Holocaust which I think very important to be discussed openly. He mentioned that how Holocaust has nothing to do with the Palestinian people and its just a pretext to create the Zionist regime and suppress the Palestinian.
A quote from Wikipedia (3)
“He has been condemned for "calling for Israel to be 'wiped off the map'" and describing the Holocaust as a "myth", although he has insisted that he is "not anti-Jew," and that he "respect[s] them very much."
Although it has been written to make him look like an anti Jews, but I think his point was to condemn the Zionist, not the Jews, because it’s a diff thing!
4. Influential leader
He is Time’s People Who Mattered in 2006.(4)
Quote from the mag…
“Presiden Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn’t usually loss for words, and interview with time has no exception”.
In the interview, he showed his willingness to diplomatically discuss all the issues raised with the states.
“He added that the era for bombs and weapons and atoms has come to an end. The era is over. Now it’s the time for dialogue, logic as well as law and justice.”
Very true indeed.
He also mentioned
“Where are the ones who used nuclear bombs in Hiroshima? Now it’s the era of diplomacy where America reluctantly to participate.”
Perception of ppl regarding ‘terrorism’ should hv long affiliated with the US, but apparently its not since the global media is unfair!
5. Has its own blog in 4 languages, Cool huh!
http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/
Quote from the blog, posted on 28/11/2006 entitled “Message to the American people”
“We, like you, are aggrieved by the ever-worsening pain and misery of the Palestinian people. Persistent aggressions by the Zionists are making life more and more difficult for the rightful owners of the land of Palestine. In broad day-light, in front of cameras and before the eyes of the world, they are bombarding innocent defenseless civilians, bulldozing houses, firing machine guns at students in the streets and alleys, and subjecting their families to endless grief.
No day goes by without a new crime.
Palestinian mothers, just like Iranian and American mothers, love their children, and are painfully bereaved by the imprisonment, wounding and murder of their children.
For 60 years, the Zionist regime has driven millions of the inhabitants of Palestine out of their homes. Many of these refugees have died in the Diaspora and in refugee camps. Their children have spent their youth in these camps and are aging while still in the hope of returning to homeland.
You know well that the US administration has persistently provided blind and blanket support to the Zionist regime, has emboldened it to continue its crimes, and has prevented the UN Security Council from condemning it.
Who can deny such broken promises and grave injustices towards humanity by the US administration? Governments are there to serve their own people. No people want to side with or support any oppressors. But regrettably, the US administration disregards even its own public opinion and remains in the forefront of supporting the trampling of the rights of the Palestinian people.”
I believe, in todays world of information overload, only ignorance won’t see the truth.
Quote from him at the end of the Time’s interview (4)
“We believe American government can’t do anything against us”
I believe that too!
Let us pray to God that peoples of Iran are protected against the greed of the States which is currently playing the same dance and songs they did against Iraq in 2002. Amen.
References:
(1) Ahmadinejad official web http://www.president.ir/eng/ahmadinejad/bio/
(2) vom Hove, Tann (2005). More than 87,000 took part in the World Mayor 2005 project. World Mayor Award. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
(3) Wikipedia on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad
(4) Times December 25th 2006/ Januari 1st 2007 issue
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