Financial Times | Najmeh Bozorgmehr:� When he ran for president of Iran last May �as the voice of reform�, few people saw Eshaq Jahangiri as a serious contender � his candidacy was largely viewed as a tactical manoeuvre to bolster support for centrist president Hassan Rouhani.


At rallies and in televised debates, he defended Mr Rouhani�s government, acting as an effective proxy for the president, before stepping down days before the election.

But Mr Jahangiri�s vociferous election campaign helped establish the four-decade-long stalwart of the Islamic republic as a possible future presidential candidate, as well as a high profile advocate for reform in his own right.

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