About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
He identifies as a principlist and nationalist. Ahmadinejad served on the Expediency Discernment Council and strongly supported Iran's nuclear program. He led the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative groups. Before becoming president, he was mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005, where he reversed many of his predecessor's reforms.
![“Our dear Imam said that the occupying regime [Israel] must be wiped off the map… We cannot compromise over the issue of Palestine… I have no doubt that the new wave that has started in Palestine, and we witness it in the Islamic world too, will eliminate this disgraceful stain from the Islamic…” quote by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6ac/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-3130_compromise_our-dear-imam-said-that-the-occupying-re_1398581.jpg)
