History UsefulNotes / HassanRouhani

Hassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013, serving under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Entering office as a pragmatic moderate in notable contrast with his extreme predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is a [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment hotly debated topic]].

Throughout world politics, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty and oppressiveness behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]]. Especially as his brother Hossein was arrested for multiple cases of corruption...

* BadassBeard

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears glasses, and is considered to be levelheaded and pragmatic.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To his foreign opponents, he is this when compared with his predecessor. Ahmadinejad is young, considered an abrasive conservative, openly hostile towards the United States and an engineer who opposes clerics. Rouhani, on the other hand, is an older man and seen as a shrewd moderate who uses a friendly facade as a coverup, and a cleric.

[[caption-width-right:300:Rare image of the man without a turban]]

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[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hassan_rouhani.JPG]] [[caption-width-right:300:Beware the evil behind the grin... [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation maybe...]]]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To his foreign opponents, he is this when compared with his predecessor. Ahmadinejad is young, considered an abrasive conservative, openly hostile towards the United States and an engineer who opposes clerics. Rouhani, on the other hand, is an older man and seen as a shrewd moderate, uses a friendly facade as a coverup, and a cleric.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To his foreign opponents, he is this when compared with his predecessor. Ahmadinejad is young, considered an abrasive conservative, openly hostile towards the United States and an engineer who opposes clerics. Rouhani, on the other hand, is an older man and seen as a shrewd moderate, using subtle methods to undermine the west, and a cleric.

* {{Foil}}: The pragmatic moderate to Ahmadinejad's abrasive conservatism. Could count as a ContrastingSequelAntagonist depending on who you ask.

Rouhani was born Hassan Fereydoun and changed his surname to a word which meant "cleric", though it is a mystery when he decided to change it. He was a supporter of the Iranian Revolution and was arrested several times by the Shah. During the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar, Rouhani served as the deputy commander of war and the commander of the Iranian Air Defense. In 1999, he led the crackdown against student protests and served as the first Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. In the same year, he received a PhD, though the thesis may or may not have been plagiarized.

Rouhani was born Hassan Fereydoun and changed his surname to a word which meant "cleric", though it is a mystery when he decided to change it. He was a supporter of the Iranian Revolution and was arrested several times by the Shah. During the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar, Rouhani served as the deputy commander of war and the commander of the Iranian Air Defense. In 1999, he led the crackdown against student protests and served as the first Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. In the same year, he received a PhD which may or may not have been plagiarized.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hassan_rouhani.JPG]] [[caption-width-right:300:Beware the evil behind the grin...[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation maybe...]]]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hassan_rouhani.JPG]]

Throughout world politics, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty and crookedness behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]]. Especially as his brother Hossein was arrested for multiple cases of corruption...

Throughout world politics, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty and unscrupulousness behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]]. Especially as his brother Hossein was arrested for multiple cases of corruption...

Rouhani was born Hassan Fereydoun and changed his surname to a word which meant "cleric", though it is a mystery when he decided to change it. He was a supporter of the Iranian Revolution, and was arrested several times by the Shah. During the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar, Rouhani served as the deputy commander of war and the commander of the Iranian Air Defense. In 1999, he led the crackdown against student protests in 1999 and served as the first Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Throughout world politics, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty and corruption behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]].

In 2013, Rouhani was elected President of Iran, replacing Ahmadinejad. There he looked to temper relationships with the west ([[AlternateCharacterInterpretation or as he says]]), and acknowledged the Holocaust whereas his predecessor was a denier. He also expressed a desire for nuclear disarmament, calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, although Israeli Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu remains suspicious and refused to sign it. There seemed to be growing optimism in Iran...at least until 2018, when the new President of the United States UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump revoked the deal. [[HopeSpot Then it all got worse.]]

In 2013, Rouhani was elected President of Iran, replacing Ahmadinejad. There he looked to temper relationships with the west ([[AlternateCharacterInterpretation or as he says]]), and acknowledged the Holocaust whereas his predecessor was a denier. He also expressed a desire for nuclear disarmament, calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, although Israeli Prime Minister UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu remains suspicious and refused to sign it. There seemed to be growing optimism in Iran...at least until 2018, when the new President of the United States UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump revoked the deal.

Rouhani was born Hassan Fereydoun and changed his surname to a word which meant "cleric", though it is a mystery when he decided to change it. He was a supporter of the Iranian Revolution, and was arrested over 20 times by the Shah. During the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar, Rouhani served as the deputy commander of war and the commander of the Iranian Air Defense. In 1999, he led the crackdown against student protests in 1999 and served as the first Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Both in and out of the internet, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty and corruption behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]].

* {{Foil}}: Often seen as one to his predecessor. Could count as a ContrastingSequelAntagonist depending on who you ask.

Hassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013, serving under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Entering office as a pragmatic moderate in notable contrast with his extreme predecessor and {{Foil}} Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is a [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment hotly debated topic]].

* {Foil}: Often seen as one to his predecessor. Could count as a ContrastingSequelAntagonist depending on who you ask.
* MorePopularReplacement: Considered such when compared to Ahmadinejad.

Hassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013, serving under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Entering office as a pragmatic moderate in notable contrast with his extreme predecessor and {{Foil}} Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is a hotly debated topic.

* In Series/MadamSecretary, the President of Iran Najid Sheraz is an [[Expy]] of Rouhani.

Both in and out of the internet, Rouhani is a pretty polarizing figure. His supporters believe him to be a genuine OnlySaneMan and NiceGuy who wants to see him as a reformer in contrast with the Ahmadinejad years, while his opponents claim that he is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is NotSoDifferent from the rest of the Iranian elite and hides his cruelty behind a CoolOldGuy [[FauxAffablyEvil facade]].

Hassan Rouhani (12 November 1948- ) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013. Entering office as a moderate in notable contrast with his extreme predecessor and Foil Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is oft-debated.

Rouhani was born Hassan Fereydoun, and changed his surname to a word which meant "cleric", though it is unknown when he decided to change it.

Hassan Rouhani (12 November 1948- ) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013. Entering office as a moderate in [[[[Foil]]
notable contrast with his extreme predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is oft-debated.

Hassan Rouhani (12 November 1948- ) is the seventh President of Iran since 2013. Entering office as a moderate in [[Foil notable contrast with his extreme predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Rouhani loosened his country's notoriously shaky relationship with the United States, claiming that its nuclear system is entirely peaceful and agreeing on a deal with the west. Whether this is out of a genuine desire to open up or out of PragmaticVillainy is oft-debated.