Ahmadinejad, the sixth president of Iran since that country’s revolution in 1979, is a populist who represents Iran’s most radicalized factions. His incendiary remarks about Israel, the Holocaust and the West coupled with Iran’s continued development of nuclear power and its support of Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon make Ahmadinejad the focal point of a seemingly more dangerous Iran with outsized ambitions.

Still, Ahmadinejad isn’t the ultimate authority in Iran. His domestic policies are poor and the looseness of his cannon embarrassing to Iran’s image. His re-election victory in 2009 was a sham.

See also:

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Profile
• Time For an Ahmadinejad Death Watch?
• Fear and Loathing in Tehran
• The Meaning of Ahmadinejad's Victory
• Real Protests, Fake Inquiry, Enduring Fraud
• Iranian Politics and Elections - Complete Guide
• Ahmadinejad's Anti-Israel Show at UN Racism Conference
• The Secret Behind Ahmadinejad's Cheap Suits