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2005-01-11 / 20:19:34 Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA -- One of the candidates of the upcoming ninth presidential elections, Ali-Akbar Velayati, visited the Islamic Republic News Agency on Tuesday. He told IRNA that he has launched his independent electoral campaign. Photo shows a view of Velayati 2326/1432 Photo by IRNA Photographer: Mohammad-Reza Alimadadi

Ali Akbar Velayati is a moderate or pragmatic conservative. Still he is conservative enough that he is counted as a conservative in Iran. Ideologically he is seen as to the right of Former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Some on the conservative side have touted Velayati as a way to draw off support that would otherwise go to Rafsanjani. A complicating factor is the friendship between Velayati and Rafsanjani that cause many to speculate what Velayati will do if Rafsanjani enters the race. There is some speculation that if the race looks like a choice between Velayati's former aide Ali Larijani or his former boss Rafsanjani Velayati would throw in with Rafsanjani.

Ali Akbar Velayati MD Records of employment for the last ten years :
- Minister of foreign affairs .
- Advisor to the supreme leader in international affairs
- Member of department of pediatrics, infectious diseases and member of board of directors in Tehran University.
- Professor in History of Iran's Foreign Relations .
- Head of Islamic & Traditional Medicine department in Academy of Medical Sciences .
- Cooperation with WHO (World Health Organization) & UNICEF .
- Member of International Society for History of Medicine .
- Head of board of authors in Medical Journal of Islamic Republic of Iran(in English language)
- Chairman of Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

Entretien de M. Hervé de Charette, ministre des Affaires étrangères français avec M. Ali Akbar Velayati, ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République islamique d'Iran à l'occasion de la 51^e Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies, New-York. 25 septembre 1996.

Photo: www.France.Diplomatie.fr/

Iran's former conservative foreign minister
Ali Akbar Velayati has announced he will
compete in the presidential elections scheduled
for mid-2005.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

One of Iran's leading conservative and formerly Foreign Minister under President Rafsanjani. Presidential Candidate Ali Larijani was his deputy at the Foreign Ministry.

Prominent pediatrician,
Foreign minister of Iran from 1981-1997.
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2005-01-11 / 20:20:49 Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA -- One of the candidates of the upcoming ninth presidential elections, Ali-Akbar Velayati, told IRNA on Tuesday that he has launched his independent electoral campaign. He added that the delay by the Islamic Revolution Coordinating Council in introducing its approved candidates mainly accounts for such a decision. Photo shows a view of Velayati 2326/1432 Photo by IRNA Photographer: Mohammad-Reza Alimadadi

2005-01-11 / 20:22:04 Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA -- One of the candidates of the upcoming ninth presidential elections, Ali-Akbar Velayati, told IRNA on Tuesday that he has launched his independent electoral campaign. He added that the delay by the Islamic Revolution Coordinating Council in introducing its approved candidates mainly accounts for such a decision. Photo shows a view of Velayati 2326/1432 Photo by IRNA Photographer: Mohammad-Reza Alimadadi

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