Comedian Maz Jobrani Explains Mocking Chant Saying Goodbye to Ahmadinejad
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to a question during a joint news conference with Najaf governor Adnan al-Zurufi in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ – Tags: POLITICS) – RTX11RT4
Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, is wrapping up his first week in office.
The moderate cleric was sworn in last Sunday, officially ending the eight-year, two-term presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Many Iranians–both in Iran and around the globe–celebrated with a chant.
It’s a very distinct chant that dates back to Iran’s previous presidential vote, in 2009, which many believe Ahmadinejad stole.
Ah-medi-bye-byyye. Ah-medi-bye-byyye. Ah-medi-bye-byyye.
Host Aaron Schachter talks with Maz Jobrani, an Iranian-American comedian who lives in Los Angeles, about the chant.
Jobrani knows that chant well.
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