Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati AKA Ahmad Jannati Born: 1926 Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran
Gender: Male Religion: Shia Muslim Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern Occupation: Politician, Religion Nationality: Iran Executive summary: Head of Iran's Guardian Council Conservative Ayatollah, considers support for Hezbollah a "duty." He is also responsible for the 2004 crackdowns on reformist candidates, excluding thousands of them from electoral eligibility to ensure a more conservative bent in the nation's governing bodies. The reason given he explained as "financial and moral corruption, espionage and security, smuggling, and matters of that kind." Iranian Official Leader, Guardian Council
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