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Here's part of his bio from Wikipedia - you should read it all.....
Hassan Rouhani (Persian: حسن روحانی; born on 12 November 1948)[1] is the 7th and current President of Iran and also a Muslim cleric[2] (with the status of a Shia Mujtahid),[3] lawyer,[4] academic and former diplomat. He has been a member of the Assembly of Experts since 1999,[5] member of the Expediency Council since 1991,[6] member of the Supreme National Security Council since 1989,[7] and head of the Center for Strategic Research since 1992.[8]
Rouhani was also deputy speaker of the 4th and 5th terms of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis - Iranian Parliament) and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005.[8] In the later capacity, he also headed Iran's former nuclear negotiating team and was the country's top negotiator with the EU three – UK, France, and Germany – on Iran's nuclear program.[9]:138
On 7 May 2013, Rouhani registered for the presidential election that was held on 14 June 2013.[10] He said that, if elected, he would prepare a "civil rights charter", restore the economy and improve rocky relations with Western nations.[11][12] Rouhani is viewed as politically moderate.[13] As early vote counts began coming in, he took a large lead.[14] He was elected as President of Iran on 15 June, defeating Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and four other candidates.[13][15][16] He took office on 3 August 2013.[17]
This charmer has been involved in the Islamic Revolution since before there was one, and his story goes back to before the Shah was given the boot, so don't be fooled by all the perfume and flowers, Kiddies. And remember what Dear Old Granny said: 'Never mix politics and religion - that's like letting kids play with dynamite.' Would I buy a used car from this guy? Hell, No! I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Have I got something against Iranians? No, I don't. This residential highrise complex where I live has a significant percentage of Iranian immigrants, and those include my nearby neighbors down the hall. There's also a couple of very nice Persian markets nearby, where they import fresh dates and other produce direct from Iran, and you haven't tasted fresh dates unless you've tasted theirs - trust me - they're wonderful. But I digress - forgive me - the point is, these nice neighbors of mine didn't leave their homeland because it was a lovely place to raise their kids or run their businesses. They left because of the repressive and dictatorial nature of the administration which some of them have described as being 'totally insane'. But don't take my word for it - do your own homework, please.
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