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Leader's Speech to Government Officials on the Eid-al-Fitr

The following is an excerpt from a speech delivered by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a large group of Iranian citizens from different social strata and officials and executives of the Islamic Republic on November 4, 2005. The meeting was held on the auspicious occasion of the Eid-al-Fitr, or the Fast-Breaking Feast, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan.

Leader's Sermons at Eid ul-Fitr Prayers

Leader Receives Iranian Citizens and Government Officials on the Eid-al-Fitr

Ayatollah Khamenei Leads Eid-al-Fitr Prayers in Tehran

Leader’s Speech to Government Officials

Government Officials and Executives Call on the Leader

Leader Appoints New Director of the Defense Ministry's Information Security Organization

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a decree issued on October 30, 2005 appointed Brigadier General Ali Shamshiri new director of the Defense Ministry's Information Security Organization. The text of the Leader's decree is as follows:...

Leader’s Address to War-Disabled Veterans

What follows is the abridged text of an address made by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in a cordial meeting with a number of war-disabled veterans with a disability rating of 70 percent or more and their families on October 26, 2005.

War-Disabled Veterans Have Cordial Meeting with the Leader

Leader Attends Mourning Ceremony

Leader’s Friday Prayer Address

The following is the full text of the Friday prayer sermons delivered on October 21, 2005 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The sermons were delivered in the month of Ramadan.

Ayatollah Khamenei Leads Friday Prayers in Tehran

Leader Makes Charitable Contribution to Orphans and the Needy

Poets and Literary Personalities Call on the Leader

Leader's Speech in Meeting with Exemplary Students

Superior Students and Representatives of Student Organizations Meet the Leader

Leader's Address to University Professors and Elite Academics

What follows is an abridgement of a speech made by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a large group of university professors and elite academics from across the country on October 13, 2005. Several of the participants at the meeting expressed their views on various issues.

University Professors and Elite Academics Meet the Leader

Leader's Message of Condolence on Tragic Pakistan Earthquake

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a message issued on October 10, 2005, expressed his condolence over the tragic incident of the devastative earthquake in Pakistan which left tens of thousands of casualties. In his message, the Leader also called on the Iranian government to extend necessary relief aid to the Pakistani people in the quake-stricken regions. The text of the message is as follows:...

Leader’s Speech to Cabinet Members

Do not forget to recite the Holy Quran, particularly during the month of Ramadan

The dear friends who have attended this meeting should not forget to recite the Holy Quran at all times, particularly during the month of Ramadan. The Holy Quran must not be eliminated from your life. Try as much as you can to make the Holy Quran part of your daily life. Recitation of the Holy Quran is beneficial only when it is accompanied by careful thinking and contemplation. A hurried and inattentive reading of the Holy Quran, without gaining an appropriate understanding of the meaning, is not what is meant by "reciting". This is not to say that such a reading is worthless. After all, the mere awareness that one is reading God's words creates a bond with God, which is valuable and nobody should prohibit such a reading. However, this is not the best or the recommended way to read the Holy Quran.

What are the things offered at Ramadan feasts?

It is said that the month of Ramadan is the month of a divine feast and I would like to tell you, dear brothers and sisters, what could be expected to be offered in this feast. One of the things that are offered and people like you and I should benefit from it, is fasting. Another thing is the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran has been placed on this blessed table and we have been given more opportunities to recite it in the month of Ramadan than in any other month. Another thing is prayers such as Dua Iftitah and Dua Abu Hamza. All of these things are the blessings that are offered at this divine feast. There are some people who are so much distracted by other things that they do not even notice these blessings.

President Ahmadinejad and His Cabinet Call on the Leader

Leader Attends Qur'an Recitation Ceremony

Officials and Employees of Martyrs Foundation Meet the Leader

Leader's Statements at the Graduation Ceremony of Army Cadets

The following is the abridged text of a speech made by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, at the graduation ceremony of the third batch of cadets of various military academies of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army on September 28, 2005. The ceremony was held at Imam Ali (greetings be upon him) Military Academy.

Leader Attends Graduation Ceremony of Army Cadets

Leader Appoints CSDS Director and Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces for Inspection A

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a decree issued on September 26, 2005 appointed Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani director of the Center for Strategic and Defense Studies (CSDS). The Leader made the appointment based on a suggestion by chief of general staff of the armed forces. The text of the Leader's decree is as follows:...

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani,

Considering your valuable scientific background and your bright military record, especially in the Sacred Defense era, I hereby appoint you director of the Center for Strategic and Defense Studies based on a suggestion by chief of general staff of the armed forces.

You are expected to increase the scientific and technical capabilities of the center and try to focus its activities on raising the country's defensive power by utilizing elite and erudite personnel and establishing relations with other scientific and research centers within the framework of the center's approved constitution and adopted policies.

I pray to Almighty Allah for your increased success in performing your responsibilities.

Sayyid Ali Khamenei

Mehr 4, 1384

Also, in a separate decree, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces appointed Brigadier General Abdol'ali Pourshasb deputy chief of general staff of the armed forces for inspection affairs. The Leader made the appointment based on a suggestion by chief of general staff of the armed forces. The text of the Leader's decree is as follows:

Young Academic Elites and Superior Students Meet the Leader

In the Pahlavi era, one of the most promoted propaganda was, "we cannot do it"

In the Pahlavi era, one of the vastly spread propaganda was "we cannot do it". All of us were brought up with the idea that the Iranian products are poor, inferior and of low quality; ‘Iranian’ is the equivalent for the inability to produce quality products in all arenas. They had institutionalized this culture in the mind of our nation, while the reality is totally different. This nation is a nation that can do it, can produce, can grow, can innovate, and can break through the boundaries of science and technology and advance.