Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
- Rafsanjani’s website
- Sir Geoffrey Adams mentioned that the Rafsanjani family has ties to the Balli Real Estate Company alluding to corruption (in a discussion with our class on 22 April 2011)
- Chairman of the Assembly of Experts (25 July 2007 – 8 March 2011)
- Chairman of the Expediency Council (6 February 1988 – present)
- Presidency was characterized by an “economy first” mindset
- Fourth President of Iran (3 August 1989 – 2 August 1997)
- Chairman of the Majlis (28 July 1980 – 3 August 1989)
- Survived an Assassination attempt during which he was seriously injured (1980)
- Minister of the Interior (6 November 1979 – 12 August 1980)
- Married Efat Marashi (1958)
- Family of wealth pistachio growers in Kerman province
- Born 25 August 1934 (Bahraman, Iran)
In The News
11/04/2011 – Iran: Final Efforts to Purge Critics – Moves to Eliminate Rafsanjani from the State Expediency Council (Payvand)
27/03/2011 – Oxford Investigates Former Iranian President’s Son Over DPhil Application (The Guardian)
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