Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, may not run for a second term

[thewiseguy]

Speculation about the hyperactive leader's physical condition was prompted this week after a speech to the state statistics and planning body on Wednesday was cancelled at the last minute and a cabinet meeting took place without him. A speech to a martyr's commemoration event was also called off. A senior aide, Amir Mansour Borghei, told journalists that the president was "indisposed".

That explanation has triggered rumours that Ahmadinejad, 52, is suffering from a long-term illness that may force him to abandon plans to stand for re-election next year.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/24/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-health