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Born: 12 November 1948 · Age: 77
Hassan Rouhani is 77 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 12 November 1948.
Iranian cleric and moderate who served as president from 2013 to 2021 and agreed the 2015 nuclear deal
Did you know?He earned a PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland while serving in senior political roles in his home country.
Hassan Rouhani was president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. A cleric with a doctorate from Glasgow, he was seen as a pragmatic moderate inside the Islamic Republic. He had spent years as a senior security official and nuclear negotiator. As president he promised to end Iran's isolation. His government signed the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, easing sanctions. Hopes faded when the United States withdrew from the deal in 2018 and sanctions returned. His second term was marked by economic hardship and protests.
Hassan Rouhani (born Hassan Fereydoun, 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric.
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Iranian cleric and politician, born 1948
Hassan Rouhani was born in Sorkheh on 12 November 1948.
He was Iran's chief nuclear negotiator.
He became president in 2013.
The nuclear deal was signed in 2015.
Career highlights
Did you know?He served as secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council for 16 years.
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