Hassan Rouhani Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Iranian
Date of Birth	12/11/1948
Age	76 years
Birthplace	Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran

Bio/Wiki

Birth name	Hassan Fereydoun
Nickname	Diplomat Sheikh
Famous For	Being the 7th President of Iran

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm

Educational Qualification(s)

BA degree	Judicial Law in 1972 from the University of Tehran
M.Phil. degree	Law from Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland in 1995
Ph.D. degree	Constitutional Law in 1999

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Religion	Islam (Shiite)
Caste/Sect	Twelver Shia
Hometown	Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1968

Family

Wife/Spouse

Sahebeh Arabi

Children

Son(s)	3 (his elder son took his own life in 1992)
Daughter(s)	2

Parents

Father	Haj Asadollah Feridon (died in 2011)
Mother	Sakineh Peivandi (died in 2015)

Siblings

Brother	Hossein Feridon
Sister(s)	3

Career

Political Party	Moderation and Development Party (1999-present)
Political Journey	Elected to the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) in 1980 Served as the first secretary of the SNSC from 1989 to 2005 Became the National Security Adviser to the president, Mohammad Khatami from 2000 to 2005 Elected as a member of the Assembly's "Commission for investigating ways of protecting and guarding Velayat-e Faqih" in 2013 Won the 2013 and 2017 Iranian Presidential Elections
Biggest Rival	Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Favourites

Leader	Ruhollah Khomeini

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rouhani holds the religious title of Hojatoleslam.
He was arrested several times during the Iranian Islamist movement.
Rouhani played a key role in stabilizing the Islamic Republic during the 1979 Revolution.
He served in different positions in the National Assembly and as a commander in the Iran-Iraq war.
Rouhani held a prominent role as Iran's top nuclear negotiator.
He had direct talks with American leaders, including Barack Obama.
Rouhani gave speeches at the United Nations General Assembly multiple times.