It seems too remote to me. Is there really a Head Of State on this Earth who
lives like this? Or are we are living on a different planet.
The Life of Iranian President Ahmedinejad & Monthly Expenses
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The Fox News TV (USA) asked the Iranian President Ahmedinejad;
'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'.
Ahmedinejad, 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.
All that he owns is a Peugeot 504 car, model 1977 and an old small house
inherited from his father 40-years ago in one of the poorest zones in Tehran
. His account has a zero balance and the only money that gets deposited into
this a/c is his salary from the university lecturer's job (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
defense. 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 sleeps 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.
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Following are the perks for Ministers in Pakistan :
Salary & Govt. concessions for a Member of NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (MNA):
Monthly Salary: Rs.120,000 to 200,000
Expenses for constitution per month: Rs.100,000
Office expenditure per month: Rs.140,000
Traveling concession (Rs.8 per km): Rs.48,000 (For a visit to Islamabad &
return: 6000 km)
Daily BETA during Assembly meets: Rs.500
Charges for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free (paid for by tax-payers' money) For
any number of times & All Over PAKISTAN
Charges for Business Class in flights: Free (paid for by tax-payers' money)
for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)
Rent for Govt. hostel any where: Free Electricity costs at home: Free (paid
for by tax-payers' money) up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charges: Free (paid for by tax-payers' money) up to 170,000
calls.
TOTAL expense for a MNA per year: Rs. 32,000,000 (approx.)
TOTAL expense for 5 years: Rs.160,000,000
As such for 534 MNAs, the expense for 5 years comes to Rs.85,440,000,000
(about 9,000 crores).
Isn't life sweet for our Politicians???
Ghareeb Awaam chor Hukmran
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--
Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear
of punishment and hope of reward after death." --
Albert Einstein !!!
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