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Born: 14 October 1943 · Age: 83
Mohammad Khatami is 83 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 14 October 1943.
Reformist cleric who served as President of Iran from 1997 to 2005 and called for a dialogue among civilisations
Did you know?He campaigned on a platform of 'Dialogue Among Civilisations,' which was later adopted by the United Nations as an official theme.
Mohammad Khatami was Iran's leading reformist president. A cleric and philosopher, he had served as culture minister but resigned after hardliners attacked his relatively liberal approach. In 1997 he won the presidency in a surprise landslide, carried by the votes of women and young people. He spoke of civil society, the rule of law and a "dialogue among civilisations". Newspapers flourished for a time. But unelected hardliners blocked many of his reforms and closed many papers. He served two terms.
Mohammad Khatami (Persian: محمد خاتمی, romanized: Mohammad Xâtami; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992.
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Iranian politician, born 1943
Mohammad Khatami was born in Ardakan on 14 October 1943.
He was culture minister in the 1980s.
He was elected president in 1997.
He served until 2005.
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Did you know?The UN named 2001 the Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations at his suggestion.
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