(VOVworld) - Hamid Baghaie, deputy of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announced Saturday his decision to run in this year's presidential election, becoming the first candidate to contest the top job.
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Iran's former vice president, Hamid Baghaie at a press conference in Egypt
on August 8, 2012
(Photo: EPA)
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Hamid Baghaie was Ahmadinejad's vice president for executive affairs and head of the tourism board. He announced his candidacy in a statement saying he would run as an "independent". Last September,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was president during the 2005-2013 period, announced that he would not run for the third presidency term. The current president Hassan Rouhani planned to run for a second term of presidency but there has not yet any official announcement of him.