Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Revealed To Have Jewish Past
By Damien McElroy
Ahmad Vahdat
The Daily Telegraph
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's vitriolic attacks on the Jewish world hide an astonishing secret, evidence uncovered by The Daily Telegraph shows.
A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.
A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.
The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth.
The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior.
"Sabourjian is well known Jewish name in Iran," said a London-based expert on Iranian Jewry.
A spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in London said it would not be drawn on Mr Ahmadinejad's background. "It's not something we'd talk about," said Ron Gidor, a spokesman.
A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.
A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.
The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth.
The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior.
"Sabourjian is well known Jewish name in Iran," said a London-based expert on Iranian Jewry.
A spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in London said it would not be drawn on Mr Ahmadinejad's background. "It's not something we'd talk about," said Ron Gidor, a spokesman.
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