Based on the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Ahmadinejad took the following oath and affixed his signature to it at a session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly at the presence of the head of the Judicial Power Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi and members of the Guardian Council:
In, the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, I as the President, swear in the presence of the Noble Qur'an and the people of Iran, by God the Exalted and Almighty,
that I will guard the official religion of the country, the order of the Islamic Republic and the Constitution of the country;
That I will devote all my capacities and abilities to the fulfillment of the responsibilities that I have assumed;
That I will dedicate myself to the service of the people, the honour of the country, the propagation of religion and morality and the support of truth and justice while refraining from any kind of arbitrary behaviour;
That I will protect the freedom and dignity of all citizens and the rights that the Constitution has accorded the people;
That in guarding the frontiers and the political, economic, and cultural independence of the country I will not shirk any necessary measure;
That by seeking help from God and following the Prophet of Islam and the infallible Imams (peace be upon them), I will guard as a pious and selfless trustee, the authority vested in me by the people as a sacred trust, and transfer it to whomever the people may elect after me.
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