Hashemi Rafsanjani

An archive of news and views about the late Iranian ex-president, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Judiciary

Iran’s Judiciary: Daughter of former president serving jail term in two separate cases

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The spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, a politician and former lawmaker, has been sentenced to jail following conviction in two different cases brought against her.
Local

Son of ex-Iranian President Hashemi Rasfanjani freed from jail on parole

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Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, a son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been released from jail after serving seven years behind bars for corruption and security crimes.
Judiciary

Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former Iran president given five years in prison

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The attorney of Faezeh Hashemi, a daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, says she has been convicted to five years in prison after she was arrested amid protests and rioting that hit Iran over the past months.
Parliament

Iran MP doesn’t rule out Evin prison incident may have been meant to kill former president’s son

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A member of the Iranian Parliament has not ruled out the possibility that a recent brawl and fire at the Evin Prison in Tehran may have been meant to provide an opportunity to kill Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s imprisoned son.
Local

Ex-Iranian president’s daughter indicted after ‘insulting’ Islam’s Prophet

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Fa’ezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, an Iranian politician and ex-lawmaker, has been indicted in a legal case brought against her over her comments deemed insulting to Islam’s Holy Prophet Muhammad as well as accusations of propaganda activities against the country’s Islamic establishment.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Leader Calls for Expediency Council’s Revolutionary Attitude

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has urged members of the Expediency Discernment Council to think and act based on revolutionary ideals.
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Hashemi Rafsanjani Elected as Head of Tehran City Council

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Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the eldest son of the late Iranian politician Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was unanimously elected as the head of Tehran’s new City Council.
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Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Brother Runs for Iran President

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The late Iranian politician and former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the main supporter of the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, but his brother Mohammad is going to challenge Rouhani’s presidency despite the elder brother’s advice.
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Reformists Warned against Struggle with Establishment

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A reformist analyst has urged Iranian reformists to refrain from adopting aggressive approaches towards the Establishment, by redefining their relationship as well as their role and position with and within it, respectively.  
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Iranian Aide Rules out Foul Play in Rafsanjani’s Death

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A close aide to late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has ruled out foul play in the death of the senior cleric and official.
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Dos and Don’ts of Iranian Parties after Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Death

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Former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani had such a prominent role in Iran’s politics that his demise will have consequences for both reformists and conservatives in future.
Editor's Choice

Stories behind a Gun Used for Assassinaton

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It was recently claimed that the late ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani had collaborated in assassinating a former Iranian Prime Minister in the 1960s. But what was the real story?
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Offices of Rafsanjani’s Advisors ‘Naturally’ Sealed after His Demise

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An official says the recent sealing of the offices of a number of advisors to the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, was “a bureaucratic and natural measure which will be revoked soon.”
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Rafsanjani’s Demise Leaves Massive Void among Reformists

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A reformist politician believes that after ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s death no one has that much ability to co-ordinate all reformist and moderate movements.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s President Is Temporary Chairman of Expediency Council after Rafsanjani’s Demise

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Iran’s president will preside over the Expediency Council (EC) sessions until a new chairman is appointed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, an EC member said.
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Kofi Annan Calls on Iran to Retain Rafsanjani’s Pragmatic Approach

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Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General in a message offered his condolences over the demise of former Iranian president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani and called on Iran to continue his pragmatic approach to regional affairs.
Africa

Muslim World Deprived of an Astute Politician: Nigerian President

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Iran lost a great revolutionary figure and the Muslim world an astute politician, said the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to his Iranian counterpart on death of Iran’s ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Death, an Opportunity for Solidarity among Iranians

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The eldest son of the late Iranian former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani thanked Iranians for picturing their solidarity during the funeral of his father.
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Iranian and Foreign Officials Attend Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Memorial Service

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A number of high-ranking Iranian officials and several foreign guests attended a memorial service hosted by Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Iranian Newspapers on the Day after Ex-President Rafsanjani’s Burial

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 37 them. The selected headlines show how Iranian newspapers continued covering the death of Ayatollah Rafsanjani in their front pages one day after the funeral ceremony.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s President Calls for Reconciliation: Let’s Build Bridge instead of Wall

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to the participation of Iranian people from all walks of life in the Tuesday funeral ceremony held for former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and said that the opportunity can be tapped for national reconciliation.
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Iraq’s Top Cleric Offers Condolences over Demise of Iran’s Rafsanjani

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Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani offered his condolences over the death of former Iranian president and chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Afghanistan’s Chief Executive in Tehran for Ex-President’s Memorial Service

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Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan, has reportedly arrived in the Iranian capital to attend an ongoing memorial ceremony for the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
IFP Exclusive

Lebanese PM Condoles Iran on Ex-President’s Demise

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Saad Hariri, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, in a message offered his nation’s condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran on the death of ex-President Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Iranian People and Officials Attend Ex-President Rafsanjani’s Funeral

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A huge crowd of Iranian people, high-ranking authorities, and celebrities attended the funeral ceremony of prominent cleric, former president, and chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran on Tuesday.
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