Maybe his Mahdi quest isn't going over so well.
the current President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is so focused on the predicted coming of the Islamic mystic called the Mahdi (Arabic for "guided one") that it is conceivable that he could declare himself to be the Mahdi.snip
His first name, Mahmoud, means "praised" or "praiseworthy." His last name, Ahmadinejad, is actually a compound name. It would be more properly presented "Ahmadi-Nejad." The second part of his last name, Nejad, is a Persian suffix that means "descendant of." The first part, Ahmadi, means "highly praised" or "most highly praised." So, every time he signs his full name, he looks down at the piece of paper and reads, "The Praised Descendant of the Most Highly Praised." Sounds almost like the title "Son of The Most High," doesn't it? Perhaps it isn't so far-fetched after all to think that maybe, just maybe, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad really does think that he is destined to become the Islamic king of the world.snip
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