Hassan Rowhani

Hassan Rowhani Ph.D (حسن روحانی) is an Iranian politician and cleric, and as of March 2007, a member of the Supreme National Security Council. Rowhani's membership in the council is as one of the two representatives of the Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. He was the chief negotiator with the European countries of UK, France, and Germany over Iran's nuclear program. Under his supervision, his team agreed to temporarily suspend nuclear enrichment without any conditions. This was changed after his replacement, and the nuclear program was resumed.

Rowhani has previously been a Deputy Speaker of Majlis, as a representative from Tehran.

On August 14 2005, Rowhani was replaced by Ali Larijani as the secretary of the council.

Mr. Rowhani holds a Ph.D in Law from Glasgow University in Scotland.

See also

* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

External links

* [http://www.iranexpert.com/2003/hassanrowhani23october.htm Hassan Rowhani, Iran's moderate conservative behind nuclear breakthrough]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/middle_east/3240618.stm BBC Profile: Hassan Rowhani]
* [http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=416 Technologically, We Have Obtained the Nuclear Fuel Cycle] 7 December 2004
* [http://www.newsweek.com/id/53089 POWER PLAY NEARING A CRUCIAL ELECTION, A NEW GROUP OF PRAGMATIC CONSERVATIVES HAS EMERGED] Feb 16, 2004

Video clips

* [http://switch5.castup.net/frames/20041020_MemriTV_Popup/video_480x360.asp?ai=214&ar=416wmv&ak=null Technologically, We Have Obtained the Nuclear Fuel Cycle]