Tehran, Aug 5 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran was sworn in Wednesday for a second presidential term.

Ahmadinejad took his oath of office before the Majlis (parliament), Press TV reported.

He has two weeks to introduce his cabinet of ministers to the Majlis for approval.

'I, as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, swear before the holy Koran and the Iranian nation and God to be the guardian of the official religion, the Islamic Republic and the constitution,' Press TV quoted Ahmadinejad as saying at the ceremony.

More than 5,000 security and police forces gathered around the parliament building in central Tehran.