World | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad: Chavez Will Rise Again With Jesus He'll be back on resurrection day, says Iran's president By John Johnson Posted Mar 6, 2013 4:09 PM CST Copied In this 2006 file photo, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, left, and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wave to the press after inaugurating an oil drill in San Tome, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins the crown for praise of Hugo Chavez, declaring in a letter to the Venezuelan people that Chavez will be resurrected with Jesus and a revered Shiite imam, reports the Guardian. “I have no doubt he will come again along with all the righteous people and the Prophet Jesus and the only successor of the righteous generation, the perfect human,” he said, the latter referring to the Hidden Imam, explains the New York Times. Ahmadinejad also agrees with Venezuela's government that Chavez's death is a little fishy. Read These Next Scientists have discovered a huge added bonus of COVID vaccines. Author Michael Wolff has sued the first lady. Trump Reverses Course on Federal Troops in San Fran. Mom helps evacuate 22 kids after spotting a school bus fire. Report an error