Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diary - April 16, 2000 - Attending the Wedding Ceremony of Boshra Khamenei and Sheikh Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Golpaygani and Political Discussions Surrounding the Ceremony

Attending the Wedding Ceremony of Boshra Khamenei and Sheikh Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Golpaygani and Political Discussions Surrounding the Ceremony, Notably the Thought-Provoking Statements of the then-Head of the Judiciary


The most important entry in today's diary is attending the wedding ceremony of Boshra Khamenei with Sheikh Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Golpaygani and the political discussions and gatherings surrounding the wedding ceremony, particularly the noteworthy statements of the then-Head of the Judiciary.


Complaints from Sheikh Mohammad Mohammadi Reyshahri about Saudi Arabia's prevention of his return trip to Medina and expressing concerns about the country's political situation.


Meeting with Sheikh Abdullah Nazari and complaints about the country's cultural situation and seeking advice from Hashemi in this regard.


Meeting with Sheikh Mohammad Shafei and Amir Tehrani, the then-Deputy Minister and Assistant Minister of Intelligence, and a report on the case of the accused in the assassination of Saeed Hajarian, and a brief hint of dissatisfaction with President Khatami's decision that the case should not be under the supervision of Shafei's intelligence, and he had traveled to Shiraz out of displeasure, but Hashemi (or the publisher) did not deem it appropriate to elaborate further.


Meeting with Hossein Kamali and presenting future plans for amending the law passed by the parliament for small workshops, which had led to protests.


Meeting with Ali Abdolali-zadeh and the Council of Deputies.


Joint meeting with Mohammad Javad Eirvani and Kazem Najafi-Olmi and political consultations with Hashemi.


Mr. [Mohammad Mohammadi] Reyshahri, [representative of the Leader and supervisor of Iranian pilgrims] came and gave a report on the Hajj and expressed surprise at Saudi Arabia's prevention of his return trip to Medina and expressed concern about the country's political situation. Mr. [Abdullah] Nazari, one of the scholars of Mazandaran, came. He also expressed concern about the cultural situation of the country and inquired about solutions.


Mr. [Mohammad] Shafei and [Amir] Tehrani from the Ministry of Intelligence came and gave a report on the issues that led to the delivery of the assassination suspects to the Judiciary. Mr. Shafei said that Mr. Khatami did not want the case to be under his supervision, and that's why he traveled to Shiraz.


In the afternoon, [Mr. Hossein Kamali], the Minister of Labor [and Social Affairs] came and talked about his plan to amend the law governing the workers of small workshops. [Mr. Ali Abdolali-zadeh], the Minister of Housing [and Urban Development] and his deputies came and reported on the housing construction program and relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan.


Messrs. [Mohammad Javad] Eirvani and [Kazem] Najafi-Olmi came and complained about the political, cultural, and economic situation of the country. Mr. Eirvani said that his son had gone to Zabol during the Eid holidays for an aid program, and the people of Zabol were upset with the government for its inattention to Zabol and were grateful for the efforts of the Construction government that had helped them with its important development projects. They asked me to think about consolidating the forces loyal to the revolution.


I was a guest of the Leader in the evening. The wedding reception of his daughter, Boshra, with the son of Mr. [Gholamhossein] Mohammadi Golpaygani, [Head of the Leader's Office], was also held. Mr. [Seyyed Mahmoud] Hashemi Shahroudi, [Head of the Judiciary], is fed up with the Ministry of Intelligence, the leftists, and the pro-government newspapers, and is gradually confronting them.


He is upset with Mr. [Seyyed Mohammad Ali] Abtahi, the Head of Mr. Khatami's Office, and Mr. [Ali] Baqeri, the Special Advisor to the Ministry of Intelligence, and considers the possibility of Mr. [Ahmad] Hakimi Pour, [member of the Tehran City Council],

being involved in the assassination attempt on Mr. Hajarian to be worth investigating. The Judiciary's rush to hand over the suspects has been severely criticized by left-wing newspapers; foreign media are also fueling the issue.