diff --git a/src/components/layout/AppHeader.tsx b/src/components/layout/AppHeader.tsx
index ffe71ce..4025b25 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/AppHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/AppHeader.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const AppHeader: React.FC<AppHeaderProps> = ({
     onNavigate('/login');
   };
 
-  const initial = currentSession?.fullName?.trim().slice(0, 1) || 'د';
+  const initial = currentSession?.fullName?.trim().slice(0, 1) || 'ر';
 
   // Alerts are the critical items in the nearest horizon, not a fixed list.
   const alerts = items
diff --git a/src/services/authService.ts b/src/services/authService.ts
index 9251af5..2f5da1e 100644
--- a/src/services/authService.ts
+++ b/src/services/authService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { UserSession, PersonaType } from '../types/futures';
 
-const AUTH_STORAGE_KEY = 'ufr_auth_session_v1';
+const AUTH_STORAGE_KEY = 'ufr_auth_session_v2';
 
 export const PRESET_USERS: Record<PersonaType, UserSession> = {
   president: {
@@ -55,9 +55,21 @@ class AuthService {
 
   private loadSession() {
     try {
+      // Clear legacy storage keys if present
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.localStorage) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('ufr_auth_session_v1');
+      }
+
       const stored = localStorage.getItem(AUTH_STORAGE_KEY);
       if (stored) {
-        this.currentSession = JSON.parse(stored);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(stored);
+        if (parsed?.fullName && (parsed.fullName.includes('هرسیج') || parsed.fullName.includes('حسن') || parsed.fullName.includes('حسین'))) {
+          const role = (parsed.role as PersonaType) || 'president';
+          this.currentSession = PRESET_USERS[role] || PRESET_USERS.president;
+          this.saveSession();
+        } else {
+          this.currentSession = parsed;
+        }
       } else {
         // Default authenticated persona for immediate institutional exploration
         this.currentSession = PRESET_USERS.president;