asked the Iranian President Ahmedi Nijad; 'When you look into the mirror
in the morning what do you say to yourself'? He answered: I see the
person in the mirror and tell him 'Remember, you are no more than a small
servant, ahead of you today is the heavy responsibility, and that is to
serve the Iranian nation'. Ahmedi Nijad, the Iranian President who
astonished many when he first reached to the office of the Presidency by
donating all the high valued Iranian carpets to one of the mosques in
Tehran by replacing them with the low cost ordinary carpets. He observed
that there was a huge extravagant lounge for receiving and welcoming the
VIPs and he ordered it to be closed and asked the protocol office to
arrange for an ordinary room only with the wooden chairs. On many
instances he joins the cleaning staff of the municipality for cleaning
the streets in the area where his home and the Presidency are located.
Under his authority whenever he appoints any minister to his post he gets
a signed document from him with many points, particularly highlighting
that he shall remain poor and that his personal and his relatives
accounts will be watched and the day he leaves the ministry shall be with
dignity, and therefore it is not lawful for him or his relatives to take
any advantage of his office. First of all he declared himself for all the
'Big' wealth and the property he owned was a Peugeot 504 car, model 1977,
an old small house inherited from his father 40-years ago in one of the
poorest zones in Tehran. His accounts with a zero balance and the only
money comes in to his a/c was from his salary from the university as a
lecturer with an amount of US$ 250 only. For your information the
President still lives in that same house. This is all what he owns; the
president of one of the world's important countries; strategically,
economically, politically and with regard to its oil and defence. He even
doesn't take his personal salary with the argument that all the wealth
belongs to the nation and he is the safeguard over it. One of the things
that impressed the staff at the presidency is the bag the President
brings with him every day, which contains his breakfast; some sandwiches
or bread with olive oil and cheese prepared by his wife and eats and
enjoys it with all happiness. One of the other things he changed was his
personal carrier 'the President's Aircraft' to a cargo aircraft in order
to save the spending from the public treasury and he ordered that he will
be flying with the ordinary airline in the economy class. He organizes
meetings every now and then with all the ministers to know their
activities and efficiency and he closed down the office of the Manager of
the president and any minister can enter to his office without any
permission. He also stopped the welcome ceremonies like the red carpet,
the photo session or any personal advertisement or respect of any kind
while visiting any place in the country. Whenever he has to stay in any
of the hotels he asks them to make sure not to give him a room with any
big bed because he doesn't like to sleep on beds but rather likes to
sleep on the floor on a simple mattress with a blanket. Refer to some of
the photographs which also confirm the above. The Iranian president is
sleeping in the guest room of his house after getting away from his
special guards who follow him wherever he goes and photo is taken by his
small brother according to the Wifaq Newspaper which published this photo
and the next day the photo was published in most of the world's newspapers
and magazines and particularly the Americans. During the prayer you can
see that he is not sitting in the first row. And the final photo is of
his dining room where the president is busy eating his simple meal.
Now, I wonder how much does the Prime Minister of Malaysia and his
Cabinet costs Malaysia? A good Muslim leader leads by example. Please
forward to all All Malaysian leaders.
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