World: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Girls should marry before they’re 18
- 15 the age girls can get married in Iran (upgraded from nine in 2004)
- 16-18 the age Ahmadinejad thinks that girls should get married
- 19-21 the age Ahmadinejad thinks guys should get married source
- » Why so young? Well, strangely, hardline Iranian leaders think that waiting to get married helps to encourage the “spread of immorality among youth.” Conversely (and strangely), they’re also worried about high rates of divorce, which logic dictates might be caused by people who get married too early. Ahmadinejad says that there’s no reason that women should wait until they’re 24 to get married. We have a pretty good one, actually – so you won’t get divorced before you’re 24.