Background
Khatami, Mohammad was born on September 29, 1943 in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran. Son of Sayed Ruhollah Khatami.
Khatami, Mohammad was born on September 29, 1943 in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran. Son of Sayed Ruhollah Khatami.
Attended, Qom Theology School, Iran, 1961. Attended, Qom Seminary, Iran. Bachelor in Philosophy, Isfahan University College Literature and Human Sciences, Iran.
Master of Arts in Educational Sciences, University Tehran. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Moscow University International Relations. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Doctor in Philosophy (honorary), University Moscow. Doctor (honorary), Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences. Doctor (honorary), Delhi University.
Doctor (honorary), Nilein University, Sudan. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University St. Andrews. Degree in political science (honorary), University Lebanon.
Teacher, professor Theological Center, Qum, Iran. Director Hamburg Islamic Center, 1978-1980. Member of Parliament, Ardakan and Meibod constituencies Islamic Consultative Assembly Iran, Tehran, 1980-1981.
Deputy, head Joint Command of the Armed Forces. Chairman War Propaganda Headquarters, 1980—1988. Supervisor Kayhan Newspaper Institute, Iran.
Minister Ministry Culture and Islamic Guidance, Tehran, 1982—1986, 1986—1992. Cultural advisor Office of the President, Iran, 1992—1996. Director, lecturer The National Library Iran, 1992—1997.
President Islamic Republican of Iran, Tehran, 1997—2005. Founder Baran Foundation, since 2005, International Institute Dialogue Among Civilizations and Cultures, since 2006. Served with Iranian Army, 1968-1970.
Presidential candidate Association Combatant Clerics, Iran, 2009. Member of Council for Cultural Revolution.
Married Zohreh Sadeghi, 1974. 3 children.