(hezb-e mardomsālāri). Kavakebian supported Karroubi after he himself was rejected. Conservatives Zabihollah Bakhshi, commonly known as Haji Bakhshi, militia leader Rafat Bayat, Majlis representative from Zanjan, a member of conservative caucus in parliament. On 30 March, she stated that she would run independently, not supported by any significant party in the conservative alliance. It was assumed by some people that she would probably get rejected by the Guardian Council, because of the rejāl requirement (see above). Reza Zavare'i, former member of Guardian Council, invited to run by Chekaad-e Daaneshjooyaan-e Mosalmaan Independents Nasser Hejazi, former goalkeeper of the national football team and former coach of the Esteghlal football club. After his rejection, Hejazi supported Hashemi Rafsanjani as president. Mohammad Hossein Pahlevan, known as Arshia, pop singer Azam Taleghani, daughter of Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. Ebrahim Yazdi, former Minister of Foreign affairs in the Interim Government of 1979, secretary general of Freedom Movement Party. After being rejected by the Guardian Council, Yazdi is supporting Moeen for the presidency. Unknown affiliation Ayatollah Mohammad Sajjadi Declinations and withdrawals The most important withdrawal was that of Mohsen Rezaee, one of the candidates who was approved by the Guardian Council and participated in the race until the evening of 15 June 2005, two days before the election and only a few hours before the final deadline allowed for advertisements. Rezaee mentioned he was withdrawing from the race for "the integration of the votes of the nation" and "their effectiveness". He did not endorse any candidate. Also, several people were considered possible candidates for the post, who later declined to run early in the race or at the final moments before registration. A list of the ones considered seriously in the media includes: Reformists Safdar Hosseini, Minister of Economy and Finance Affair, member of IIPF Hadi Khamenei, member of Society of Forces Following the Line of the Imam, declined on 6 December 2004 Mohammad Reza Khatami, former Majlis Vice Speaker, Secretary General of IIPF Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Ruhollah Khomeini Mir-Hossein Mousavi, former Prime Minister, declined on 12 October 2004 Mohammad Mousavi-Khoiniha, member of MCS, declined on 21 November 2004 Behzad Nabavi, former Majlis Vice Speaker, member of MIRO Mohammad Ali Najafi, former Minister of Education Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, Spokesman of Government, member of IIPF Conservatives Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of Majlis, he declined his activities for election and said that he will try to re-ally conservatives for election.