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Ahmad Jannati

1927 - Today

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Ahmad Jannati (Persian: احمد جنتی; born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian conservative politician. Jannati is known for his anti-LGBT rhetoric and opposition to secularism. He is also a founding member of the Haghani school of thought. As of 2025, he occupies the post of chairman of the Guardian Council, the body in charge of checking legislation approved by Majlis with the Constitution and sharia, and approving the candidates in various elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad Jannati is the 10,634th most popular politician (down from 8,768th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Iran (down from 234th in 2019) and the 136th most popular Iranian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmad Jannati ranks 10,634 out of 19,576. Before him are Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Teucer, Erik Eriksen, Thomas S. Gates Jr., Rainilaiarivony, and Ali Kemal. After him are Khentkaus II, Marcus Junius Silanus, Khalid Bakdash, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Manuel Fraga, and Polina Astakhova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ahmad Jannati ranks 181. Before him are Roger Walkowiak, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Carlos Romero, Werner Liebrich, John Ashbery, and Lyudmila Alexeyeva. After him are Friedrich Hirzebruch, Ales Adamovich, Joe Turkel, Paula Hawkins, Gisèle Halimi, and Eugene Parker.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ahmad Jannati ranks 270 out of 631. Before him are Leila Pahlavi (1970), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), Farrokhroo Parsa (1922), Mastoureh Ardalan (1805), Arash (1977), and Kader Abdolah (1954). After him are Ubayd Zakani (1301), Maryam Rajavi (1953), Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi (1500), Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Asghar Farhadi (1972), and Jafar Khan (1800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Ahmad Jannati ranks 136. Before him are Mohammad Beheshti (1928), Lotf Ali Khan (1769), Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798), and Farrokhroo Parsa (1922). After him are Maryam Rajavi (1953), Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Jafar Khan (1800), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Mostafa Chamran (1932), and Imad al-Dawla (892).

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