British university congratulates alumnus Rohani on Iran presidential poll win

Britain’s Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has congratulated its 1990s alumnus Dr. Hassan Rohani over his victory in Iran’s June 14 presidential election.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of GCU Professor Pamela Gillies said in her message:

“I would like to congratulate our alumnus, Hassan Rohani, on being elected President of Iran, a truly significant achievement.

I hope his period as a scholar at Glasgow Caledonian University will prove beneficial as he assumes office, and I wish him every success as he works towards a positive future for Iran and its people.”

As GCU’s alumnus, Rohani received an MPhil in 1995 with his thesis entitled The Islamic Legislative Power, and was awarded a PhD in 1999 with his thesis entitled The Flexibility of Shariah (Islamic Law) with reference to the Iranian experience.

He secured an outright victory in Iran’s 11th presidential election by winning more than half of a total of over 36 million ballots cast.

Nearly 50.5 million Iranians were eligible to participate in the presidential election. The voter turnout in the election stood at 72.7 percent, according to the Interior Ministry.