Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | عبدی مدیا

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 9, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 10, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 9, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 8, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 7, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 6, 1981

First thing in the morning, Mr. Ali Mar'ashi and his wife came from Rafsanjan to resolve an issue regarding the employment of Ms. Asadi. I spoke with Mr. Bahonar.

در اطراف بصره، مردم عراق شش نظامی انگلیسی را کشته و هفت نفر را مجروح‌ کردند. علت، اعتراض به تعرض‌ آنها به خانواده‌ها بوده؛ این خبر زلزله‌ای در انگلیس به پا کرده است

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 8, 2003

Gradually, journalists’ protests against American pressure and censorship in Iraq are growing louder, but the United States pays no attention to them and has even officially notified its unhappy and dissatisfied soldiers in Iraq, / Bani-Sadr has also distanced himself from the remarks of Hossein Khomeini and has said

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 7, 2003

The positions of Mr. Hossein Khomeini [in Iraq] are attracting attention in the foreign media / China has warned Taiwan that if it wants to hold a referendum on independence, it will be attacked / Mr. Heydar Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, who has been hospitalized in Ankara for the past month, has been taken to the United States for continuation of his treatment, and his son Ilham at his request

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 6, 2003

Despite the denial from the Office of Imam Khomeini, Mr. Hossein Khomeini has given another interview and reiterated some of his previous statements, including that in the absence of the Imam of the Age, a religious government should not be established and that a national referendum should be held in Iran regarding the Islamic government, and he has even said...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 5, 1981

First thing in the morning, Messrs. Zia'i and Dr. Fazeli, who are both prayer leaders (pishnamaz), came. One wanted the seizure lifted from a wealthy person's impounded property, and the other wanted someone else's confiscated lands to be distributed among the people!

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 4, 1981

I wrote yesterday's diary entries and also a message for the seminar commemorating Martyr Motahhari at the university. Mr. Abolfazl Rahnama, representative of the Revolutionary Prosecutor at the Ministry of Petroleum, came and discussed issues regarding the ministry's shortages.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 3, 1981

At seven in the morning, we had a Presidium meeting. In that meeting, the speech given the day before yesterday by Hossein Aqa Khomeini[1] in Mashhad was raised, and [it was noted] that all press outlets had been informed not to publish his statements

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 2, 1981

First thing in the morning, Ms. Afshar came. Two of her cold storage facilities fell under Clause "C" and were seized by the government, as their bank debt exceeded the permissible limit.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 1, 1981

Early in the morning, a call came from the Imam's office. Mr. Sane'i informed [us] that last night there was shooting at the Heshmatieh Garrison and that now the garrison is surrounded by the IRGC (Sepah) and the Committee (Komiteh).

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 30, 1981

First thing in the morning, I worked a bit on completing the article "Nahj al-Balagha and Politics" and then went to Parliament. After reading reports and signing letters, I prepared the reply to the letter from the Speaker of the Algerian Parliament, Rabah Bitat, and invited him to Iran.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 29, 1981

We were scheduled to have an open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. First thing in the morning, the Presidium convened, but the number of present representatives did not reach the quorum of one hundred and eighty, and we were unable to hold an official open session; we spoke informally about the war zones..

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 28, 1981

At eight-thirty in the morning, together with Mr. Khamenei, we went to visit the Imam. In the Imam's office, we met Dr. [Ebrahim] Yazdi and the governors-general of Ilam and Hamadan.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - August 5, 2003

There were interesting points in the meeting with the Iraqi guests. The five who spoke were a university professor, leaders of Sunni and Shia tribes, a cleric, and a female teacher. Sheikh Mansour Abdolhassan, the head of the Sunni tribes, had a face resembling Saddam Hussein and was wearing something on his head.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 27, 1981

First thing in the morning, Mr. Mohammad Darvish came to [my] home with Mr. Baqeri, his son-in-law. Darvish was heading to Kish Island on business. Mr. Baqeri, who is in the Political-Ideological [Unit] of the Officers' Academy, is satisfied with the Islamic and Hezbollahi environment of the academy and Colonel Namjou.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 26, 1981

First thing in the morning, we had a Presidium meeting, and then an open session. In the open session, the establishment of the Ministry of Mines and Metals was approved.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 25, 1981

First thing in the morning, I went to Parliament. The governor and the IRGC (Sepah) commander of Urmia came and spoke of the situation there and the conflict between the governor-general and Messrs. Hassani and Zakiani; and since this matter is under discussion in the Security Council, they had some suggestions.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 4, 2003

Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave an explanation of the pressure from Western countries to accept the Additional Protocol and brought today's article from the Los Angeles Times, which explicitly relied on evidence to accuse Iran of having a nuclear weapons program and being close to achieving it.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 24, 1981

At eight o'clock in the morning, Messrs. Dr. Vahid, Al-Sharif, and Engineer Hatami came to [my] home and spoke of various matters. They spoke of the mistake in not permitting the presidency for the clergy, which led to the presidency of Bani-Sadr.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 23, 1981

Today as well, we had an open session, and it went relatively well. Answering questions took up most of the time. The Constitution gives representatives the right to question ministers and obligates ministers to come and respond within ten days.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 21, 1981

We had an open session; Mr. Rajai brought the budget bill and delivered relatively good remarks. The departure of the Parliament delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Manila had run into some problems, which were resolved through follow-up.