Iran’s Top 20

Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and one TV network).

NEWSWEEK
Published May 23, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Jun 1, 2009

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  • Posted By: mw1166 @ 06/08/2009 8:55:06 PM

    Does anyone know if he Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in #1 is the same person referenced as Khomeini in #3 -- are the 'a' and 'o' interchangeable or are they different people?

  • Posted By: demneh @ 06/06/2009 4:54:13 PM

    It seems thst you still don't know any thing about Iran.whit respect to Ms Ghazi zade,who is she ,considering all women and humanrights activist and even inside the country women politicians .it is amazing how you choose...

  • Posted By: demneh @ 06/06/2009 4:53:57 PM

    It seems thst you still don't know any thing about Iran.whit respect to Ms Ghazi zade,who is she ,considering all women and humanrights activist and even inside the country women politicians .it is amazing how you choose...

  • Posted By: sara2020 @ 05/31/2009 4:26:09 PM

    this is a very stupid list and incomplete at its best. Way to create another oversimplified caricature of Iran (my country). You have not included Karroubi, or someone like Shirin Ebadi.... then you threw in a sportscaster (whose name I've never heard before and then mehran modiri?!) I hope people who read this take it with a HUGE grain of salt.

  • Posted By: Shalom Freedman @ 05/28/2009 10:46:36 AM

    These descriptions are a whitewash To describe Ahamdinejad without mentioning his racist, anti- Semitic, genocidal threats against Israel is shameful. Raftsanjani should also be described as one who has in the past waved the nuclear sword.

  • Posted By: fariborz @ 05/24/2009 11:02:27 AM

    7 in the list are Ayatollahs and three of them are representative of conservative radical Ayatollahs view in their positions. You guessed it, the rest work for Ayatollahs too.

    Poor country that would go under Ayatollahs' ruling!

    Rotten Gods
    http://www.rottengods.com

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