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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, is well known for his outlandish actions and thoughts. Here is a list of some of his, and his government’s, more quirky “dislikes”.

By Andrew Hough

Source: Telegraph

July 29, 2010

The President is well known for his outlandish actions and thoughts. Photo: AFP/GETTY

Paul the Octopus: During a speech at the weekend Mr Ahmadinejad said the sea creature, which correctly predicted the outcome of World Cup games, was a symbol of all that is wrong with the western world.

Ties: Earlier this month, the president, who never wears a tie in public, went on record as saying that no religious leader has banned the tie, which since the 1979 Islamic revolution has been regarded as a symbol of Western culture.

Some of the President's laws have raised eyebrows in the west. Photo: AFP/GETTY

Bad hair: In an attempt to rid the country of “decadent Western cuts”, Iran’s culture ministry this month produced a catalogue of haircuts that meet government approval with ponytails out but side-partings and Elvis quiffs acceptable.

‘Badly veiled’ women: Last month Iranian police issued warnings to 62,000 women who were “badly veiled” in the Shiite holy province of Qom as part of a crackdown on dress and behaviour.

‘Overpaid’ actors: Last November Iran’s Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry threatened a tax crackdown on actors, after it was found that Mohammad Reza Golzar, one of the country’s most revered stars, was paid £55,000 for three days work for playing an angel in the film Democracy in Bright Daylight.

But he still has many supporters within Iran. Photo: AP

The internet: In November 2008 Iran blocked access to more than five million internet sites, whose content was mostly perceived by Abdolsamad Khoram Abadi, an adviser to Iran’s prosecutor general, as immoral and anti-social.

Twitter: Last year the Revolutionary Guard, an elite Iranian military force, ordered people to remove all material that could “create tension” from Twitter or face legal action.

Facebook: Last May Iran blocked the use of the popular social networking site in a move critics claimed was an attempt to muzzle the opposition ahead of the June election. It later lifted the ban.

‘Immoral’ writers: Mohammad Hossein Safar Harandi, Iran’s culture minister, warned writers against publishing graphic descriptions of relationships or sex, citing the system’s “religious, moral and national” sensitivities. All publications in Iran must be approved by the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. Publishers have complained of tighter censorship under Mr Ahmadinejad’s regime.

The Iranian president accused Octopus Paul of spreading 'western propaganda and superstition' Photo: REUTERS/EPA