Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Politician

Iranian Bahreman, Persia

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIranian
Date of Birth25/08/1934
Age82 years (died on 08, Jan, 2017)
BirthplaceBahreman, Persia
Date of Death08/01/2017

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
NicknameAkbar Shah, The Shark

Physical Stats & More

Height162 cm
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorGreyish and White

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolQom Hawza, Qom, Iran
CollegeNot Known
DegreeDegree in Theology

Personal Life

Zodiac signVirgo
Place of DeathTehran, Iran
Death CauseHeart Attack
HometownBahreman, Persia

Family

FatherMirza Ali Hashemi Behramani
MotherHajie Khanom Mahbibi Hashemi
SiblingsBrothers - Mohammad Hashemi, Mahmoud, Ahmad and Ghasem; Sisters - Tayyebeh, Tahereh, Sedigheh
SpouseEffat Marashi (M. 1958)
Children
Son
  • Mohsen
  • Mehdi
  • Yasser
Daughter
  • Fatemeh
  • Faezeh

Career

Political Journey
  • Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 28 May 1980
  • President of Iran from 1989 to 1997
  • Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran from 1989 until his death
  • Head of the Expediency Council until his death
Biggest Rival
  • Abbas Sheibani
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Controversies
  • Allegations in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires
  • Involvement in the Mykonos trial in Germany in 1997

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was born into a well-off family involved in pistachio farming.
2. He was against the Shah's White Revolution.
3. He was arrested on multiple occasions for his opposition activities.
4. He played a role in establishing the Traditionalist Combatant Clergy Association.
5. He narrowly survived assassination attempts in 1979 and 1994.
6. He played a pivotal role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
7. He was a mentor to President Hassan Rouhani.
8. He was a central figure in the reform movement in Iran in his later years.
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