Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s president-elect Dr. Hassan Rohani<\/p>\n
Britain\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has congratulated its 1990s alumnus Dr. Hassan Rohani over his victory in Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s June 14 presidential election.\n<\/p>\n
The following is the text of the felicitation message by Principal and Vice-Chancellor of GCU Professor Pamela Gillies:\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cI would like to congratulate our alumnus, Hassan Rohani, on being elected President of Iran, a truly significant achievement. <\/p>\n
I hope his period as a scholar at Glasgow Caledonian University will prove beneficial as he assumes office, and I wish him every success as he works towards a positive future for Iran and its people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
As GCU\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s alumnus, Rohani received an MPhil in 1995 with his thesis entitled The Islamic Legislative Power<\/i>, and was awarded a PhD in 1999 with his thesis entitled The Flexibility of Shariah (Islamic Law)<\/i> with reference to the Iranian experience.<\/p>\n
He secured an outright victory in Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 11th presidential election by winning more than half of a total of over 36 million ballots cast.\n<\/p>\n
Nearly 50.5 million Iranians were eligible to participate in the presidential election. The voter turnout in the election stood at 72.7 percent, according to the Interior Ministry.\n<\/p>\n
The original webpage containing GCU\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s congratulatory message to Rohani is available at: http:\/\/www.gcu.ac.uk\/newsevents\/news\/article.php?id=59642<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
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