Hassan Rouhani takes oath as 7th President of Iran

IranHassan Rouhani takes oath as 7th President of Iran

TEHRAN: Dr. Hassan Rouhani took oath as Iranian President in Tehran on Sunday.

He is seventh president of the Islamic Republic of Iran elected for a period of 4 years.

Eleven heads of state and two Prime Ministers attended the ceremony besides delegations from a number of countries. President Asif Ali Zardari represented Pakistan at the event.

Rouhani won Iran’s June 14 presidential election with 50.7 percent of a total of 36‚ 704‚ 156 votes.  He has already been endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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