Iranian ( FILE ) A file picture dated 12 June 2009 shows Iran ' s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad displaying his ID card to photographers as he votes at a polling station in Tehran , Iran . Media reports on 05 October 2009 are citing a report by the British daily ' London Telegraph ' according to which a photo of Ahmadinejad holding up his identity card in 2008 shows his family has Jewish roots . The card suggests he was previously known by the Jewish name Sabourijan meaning ' cloth weaver . ' According to the report , Ahmadinejad ' s family changed its name and converted to Islam after his birth . EPA / STR < 실시간 뉴스 가 당신 의 손안 으로 . . 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >